As part of our ongoing commitment to advocating for Canadians impacted by multiple myeloma, Myeloma Canada and members of the Ontario Advocacy Committee took swift action during Ontario’s election period to ensure myeloma patients’ needs were heard. We sent letters to each major party leader, Premier Doug Ford (Progressive Conservative), MPP Marit Stiles (New Democratic Party), and Ms. Bonnie Crombie (Liberal), urging them, if elected Premier of Ontario, to prioritize cancer care by fully implementing the recently released Ontario Cancer Plan 6 (2024-2028).

This advocacy effort built on relationships established during our Legislative Action Day at Queen’s Park in October 2023, when Myeloma Canada alongside a group of passionate patient and caregiver advocates, met with several MPPs to discuss issues facing our community.  These advocates continued the conversation by sending personalized versions of our letter to those we met with and their own MPPs, reinforcing the urgent need for improved access to treatments, better support systems, and stronger investment in innovative cancer care.

We plan to follow up with a similar request to newly elected Members of Provincial Parliament after election day, February 27, 2025.

Read the full letters below.

Progressive Conservative
New Democratic Party
Liberal

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