OTTAWA — Health advocacy groups and MPs are cheering the Liberal government’s proposal to spend $50 million over five years to support a national dementia strategy that’s to be released later this spring. Figures cited in the federal budget say more than 400,000 Canadian seniors were living with dementia in 2013-14, two-thirds of them women. Alzheimer Society CEO Pauline Tardif said the funding constitutes a “significant step” towards a comprehensive national dementia strategy that will ultimately help affected families live better lives. Former NDP MP Claude Gravelle introduced legislation in 2011 calling for a national dementia strategy to support Canadians ravaged by Alzheimer’s and related dementia diseases. That’s why I need to see what happens.”NDP health critic Don Davies said Wednesday he is pleased to see the funding announced for a dementia strategy contained within the budget.

Source: National Post March 20, 2019 16:03 UTC