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Survivors call for national strategy for people with brain injuries

B.C. woman who lost her husband speaks to the need as B.C. MP brings case to Ottawa via Bill C-277
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Alistair MacGregor, MP for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, held a news conference in Ottawa on Oct. 25 calling on the government to support his Private Members Bill C-277, the National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act. (Citizen file photo)

Janelle Breese Biagioni feels she and her husband were not given the support they needed after he suffered a traumatic brain injury in 1990.

Breese Biagioni was speaking at news conference last month in support of Private Member’s Bill C-277, the National Strategy on Brain Injuries Act, which was introduced by Alistair MacGregor, MP for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford.

The bill calls for a national strategy on brain injuries that aims to support the more than 1.5

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Robert Barron

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Since 2016, I've had had the pleasure of working with our dedicated staff and community in the Cowichan Valley.
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