There's been a  frightening rise in alzheimers  cases at a rate not statistically explainable by the fact we're living longer. More frightening is the rise in early onset alzheimers. It's likely environmental toxins in the form of  new, weird, poorly tested chemicals our governments allow industry to foist on us in our food, household products, etc, may be to to blame.

I'm not going to claim  Liberals  are in the vanguard in addressing the problem of untested chemicals and dangerous toxins citizens are exposed to unwittingly.  But Raitt's own party under Harper took already lax federal rules re. chemicals approval & testing, and watered them down even further,  exposing Canadians to more untested or poorly tested chemicals than ever.  

Our gov'ts have been allowing us to be unwilling guinea pigs for thousands of inadequately tested chemicals industry invents and foists upon us. Tories are worst.  I'd hope  her own calamity with her husband's  illness might cause Ms. Raitt to WAKE UP.