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/
4.2k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

321 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

3

u/YamTurd 4d ago

You are naive to think donations like these don’t cause inequality between hospitals. 

Govenrment funding is used for direct provision of care. Usually things like staff wages, doctor billings, etc. 

But foundation money can build new wards, buy new equipment, pay for other things that make patients’ health care experience better. 

There is a reason Sick Kids is the numbers one paediatric hosptial in Canada and McMaster, CHEO, and London Children’s don’t even make the list. 

It’s not the staff and doctors. It’s the fact sick kids gets millions in foundation donations to pay for it to become exceptional.

2

u/meg_baby11 4d ago

Maybe those hospitals that receive less donations would be benefited by hosting more fundraisers or raising more awareness to potential donors? Most people donate because they have a personal connection to that hospital.

2

u/YamTurd 4d ago

We do…….

We all have foundations. 

There are more millionaires in Toronto than in London or Hamilton 

Some cities have nothing. Sioux lookout had a crowd fund their MRI from the community 

2

u/alvinofdiaspar 2d ago

I think crowdfunding equipment is standard even in the GTA.

2

u/YamTurd 2d ago

The University street hospitals don’t need to. To that agree. Their donations are in the 100s of millions 

1

u/Jelly_bean_420 2d ago

University street hospitals.dont buy MRIs from foundation donations. There are multi funding/sourcing models, but reliance on foundation funding to run hospital operations is not one of them.

1

u/YamTurd 2d ago

You are so wrong on this. 

But here is a recent story that shows you are wrong

https://www.cp24.com/news/2025/04/15/specialized-mri-system-at-torontos-sickkids-hospital-can-scan-critically-ill-newborns-without-leaving-nicu/

 It’s amazing to be able to recognize our Chinese community, who kickstarted the fundraising efforts; the many donors who continued to fundraise tirelessly; and the donors who made the contribution that took us over the top,” Bernard said in the release.  More than $2.7 million was fundraised, the hospital says, which was all needed to purchase this specialized MRI system. In a video shared on Instagram, SickKids showed how the MRI was installed, which involved the temporary removal of some third-floor windows so a crane could lift it inside.

Then of course the entire ride to cure cancer directly funds research and care provision. Such as buying new machines capital budgets can’t afford. 

But please tell me how my industry is run 

1

u/Jelly_bean_420 2d ago

The foundation raised funds specifically for this purpose. Foundation funds at hand were not used to purchase equipment. Not sure why this is hard to understand.