Christine Lemieux

Advocate for federal funding for a new optometry school Advocate for the inclusion of optometrists under the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Advocate for content and implementation of An Act to establish a national strategy on eye care. Meet with relevant Health Canada civil servants and political staff, and members of parliament as required. Advocate for optometrist small businesses as it relates to income splitting, income sprinkling, capital gains taxation and other business related measures. Advocate for improved vision services under the Interim Federal Health Program Advocate for the improvements of vision services under the Non-Insured Health Program.