Appearing in André Picard's Globe and Mail article, “Panel Seeks to Combat Fetal Alcohol Disorder”, Anne McLellan, head of a blue-ribbon panel on the epidemic of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Bennett Jones counsel, is quoted on the need to combat the root causes of FASD. Anne outlines the required course of action: “The agenda must increase awareness of FASD and promote the development of effective prevention and treatment programs, as well as family support systems. The time for action is now.”