Editor’s Note: CARP will be presenting at this Parliamentary Committee, to read one member’s courageous letter, please click here

Sept.21, 2010

The Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care (PCPCC) is an all party group of MPs dedicated to the concerns of Canadians for the quality and accessibility of care available to our aging population, the dying and persons with disabilities. We seek input on your experiences with the health care system, particularly as relates to such issues as long term care, chronic pain control, home care, care giver supports, suicide prevention, elder abuse prevention and Palliative and end-of-life care. Your letters expressing your concerns and personal stories are important to us. We seek to foster a national dialogue on these issues which greatly concern each one of us. For more information on the work of the Committee please see our website at www.pcpcc-cpspsc.ca

Letters can be e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to: Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care Rm. 402, Justice Building Ottawa, ON. K1A 0A6 We thank you in advance for your input, and look forward to working with you on these vital issues.

Keywords: healthcare, caregivers