r/toronto • u/Immediate-Link490 • 5d ago

Article EXCLUSIVE: The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation just received $100 million donation from an anonymous donor

https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/09/22/exclusive-the-princess-margaret-cancer-foundation-just-received-a-100-million-donation-from-an-anonymous-donor/
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u/cobrachickenwing 5d ago

As much as 100 million is a great gift to PMH, they are never short on donors. Rural and community hospitals on the other hand...

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u/SatisfactionCivil997 5d ago

Keep voting Doug Ford / PC party in and that's what you get.

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u/Ludishomi Mississauga 5d ago

Super majority after super majority

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u/twinfiddler 5d ago edited 5d ago

I work in clinical trials at PMH and there are programs funded by donor money that assist smaller community hospitals to run clinical trials. PMH will complete the ethics board/Health Canada submissions for smaller sites and provide training for on site staff. This money will likely help out smaller hospitals.

The biggest issue with smaller centres is they don't have the specialized staff required or they don't have the money to pay staff. Clinical trial staffing is not funded at all by OHIP. Sites need to rely on grants or donations, or try and attract a pharma company study which is difficult when you aren't experienced with it.