Last night, Mike was honoured to speak to over 800 guests at the annual Elpida Gala in Toronto. The Elpida Autism Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that was established…
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This week, Mike and Jaden met with world leaders in the UK for the first ever Global Disability Summit. The event was co-hosted by the UK Department for International Development, the International Disability Alliance…
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Yesterday afternoon, Mike gave his annual one-minute World Autism Awareness Day statement in the Canadian House of Commons, with his son, Jaden, watching from the gallery. Mike's statement read: "Mr.…
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Yesterday evening, Mike and his son, Jaden, were featured on CTV's Alberta Primetime to shine a spotlight on their global autism advocacy. During the 10-minute story, Mike talked about Jaden's…
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This past weekend, Mike and his kids, Jaden and Jenae, were invited to be guest speakers to over 700 campers and staff at Camp Manitou, north of Toronto, on the…
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Mike and Jaden did a TEDx Talk! You don't see too many two-person TEDx Talks, but this one was so much better for having a very enthusiastic Jaden play a role.…
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Today in the Canadian House of Commons, we saw the leaders of three of Canada's four national political parties put partisan interests aside, standing together for Canadians living with autism…
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Last night on TVO's 'The Agenda with Steve Paikin', Mike and his son, Jaden, joined Steve for their annual conversation about autism. Steve has always welcomed the Lakes with open…
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Thursday April 2, 2015 was World Autism Awareness Day, and hundreds of Canadians gathered to celebrate autism awareness and appreciation on Parliament Hill last Wednesday. Mike, Hon. Candice Bergen, Minister…
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Autism Ontario recently released a new feature on its website- Raise the Flag, which highlights stories of Canadians dealing with autism. This goal of the stories is to shine the light on autism…
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