Canada: The road to Liberation

This has been a pivotal week in Canada for those following the CCSVI action on the MS landscape. There were two cases made on the parliamentary stage with guest testimony from no less than Dr. Paulo Zamboni himself and Dr. Simka , the head of the clinic in Poland that has performed approximately 400 Liberation surgeries to date. MP Carolyn Bennet also lead a special Take-note debate, to make the case for CCSVI. Her passion is fuelled by a family member with MS. Her ability to rally behind and interject with the sentiments of many, brought on cheers, applause and even a few tears. There were dark characters at the table too. The conservative naysayers that can never seem to see enough evidence or success stories to sway them from inaction. There seems to be a resistance to coming up with solutions that challenge the norm. What if we develop a way to capture the follow up from Canadians who have had this treatment abroad? What if we made this treatment available in Canada as an elective surgury until enough proof has been gathered?