(graphic from Elizabeth May, MP)

The latest news from Jim Wilson, Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation:

The introduction of the Private Member’s Lyme Bill by MP Elizabeth May, Green Party, has been postponed from Wednesday to Thursday.

It will be held at 11:30 am Thursday, June 21st, 2012 in the Charles Lynch media room, Parliament Hill, Ottawa.

For those who have questions and who want to be there, please contact Elizabeth May’s office at 613-996-1119.

Assuming this takes place without further delay, it should be followed by the tabling of the Bill in The House of Commons. Hopefully lots of supporters will fill the public gallery, as long as there is still room!

After that, the process will be determined by a number of factors. For instance, Elizabeth May is apparently 110 in line for Private Member Business. Since the opening of Parliament last May, there have been something like 60 items brought forward by Members of Parliament. These are at various stages. So the likelihood of the Lyme Bill being debated in 2012 is unfortunately rather slim. On the other hand, 2013 should bring much-needed debates and a public airing of escalating health needs, stories of illness and loss, and vested interests. By then there will be another ten thousand of us after this “summer of the tick,” so the outcry should be that much louder. Bittersweet 🙁