The Stelmach administration will soon receive a petition calling for research into a new MS treatment that's been performed on thousands around the world. It's a push that comes as a packed conference in Edmonton heard testimonies from people who've had the procedure, and the doctors who support it.

CCSVI treatment, invented by Italian physician Paolo Zamboni, uses balloon angioplasty to open up blocked veins in the necks of those who suffer from MS. Several countries have deemed the so-called Liberation Treatment safe, but Health Canada has yet to do so. The province pledged $1 million for an observation study that started in December, monitoring the results of Albertans who've the procedure done in other countries.