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Gord Johns

NDP on Brain Injury 2026-06-15

145 words · 7 sentences · 10 clauses

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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 64 wordsJune is Brain Injury Awareness Month, a time to recognize survivors, families, caregivers and first responders whose lives are forever changed by brain injury.¹ In Courtenay—Alberni, Amelia Hayden, a retired RCMP officer, knows this impact deeply. She was on duty the day Constable Gerry Breeze was injured, and she remained a source of support to his family throughout his recovery and after his passing. Reasoning · 12 wordsTheir story reminds us why Canada needs a national brain injury strategy. Claims · 40 wordsIt is why I introduced Bill C-206.² In the last Parliament, former MP Alistair MacGregor’s bill passed unanimously at every stage to report stage but died because of prorogation.³ The call to action is non-partisan, and on Wednesday, June 17, ⁴The ask · 29 wordsas Canadians take part in a national pause for brain injury, we hope all parties will support a call for a national brain injury strategy in this fall’s budget.

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1“June is Brain Injury Awareness Month”June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada.search
2“I introduced Bill C-206”Gord Johns introduced Bill C-206, a bill for a national brain injury strategy.search
3“former MP Alistair MacGregor’s bill passed unanimously at every stage to report stage but died because of prorogation”A brain injury strategy bill by former MP Alistair MacGregor passed unanimously at every stage to report stage in the last Parliament but died when Parliament was prorogued.search
4“on Wednesday, June 17”A national pause for brain injury is scheduled for Wednesday, June 17, 2026.search

Analysed on 2026-10-20