Autism bill gets second chance

Legislation promoting a provincial autism strategy is moving forward.

Although the government voted down a private member’s bill from Liberal MLA Cindy Lamoureux earlier this week, it received bipartisan support Thursday to move to committee stage.

If the bill passes, the Manitoba government will be required to create a strategy tackling autism diagnosis wait times and supports for autistic Manitobans and their families.

Dozens of people visited the Manitoba Legislative Building on Tuesday to show their support for the bill.