Liberals Must Create National Autism Framework After Tory Bill Gets Unanimous Support

Conservative MP Mike Lake stands in the to deliver a statement in House of Commons before Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Mar. 27, 2013. The Canadian Press/ Fred Chartrand

A bill that commits the government to tabling a federal framework on autism will become law after passing unanimously in the House of Commons this week.

Conservative member of Parliament Mike Lake, a longtime advocate for such a framework, delivered a speech on Wednesday to mark the moment.