How James Pasternak voted at council

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1. 2024.MM23.1ADOPTED

   Declaring Toronto a Paid-Plasma-Free Zone

   In the City of Toronto, we uphold the principle of voluntary blood and plasma donation, acknowledging its vital importance as a public good. Our commitment derives from the lessons of Canada’s tainted blood crisis, which tragically claimed approximately 8,000 lives. The subsequent Royal Krever Commission urged a fully voluntary, non-payment oriented blood and plasma donation system. Within our Ontario healthcare system, we perceive blood donations as a priceless public resource, underscoring the need to safeguard the integrity of the public, voluntary donor system. The Voluntary Blood Donations Act of Ontario strengthens this stance, legislating against the payment of donors and prohibiting donors from receiving financial compensation for their blood or plasma. Canada Blood Services plans to open five paid plasma clinics, including one in Toronto, by 2025. This issue needs immediate attention and action. The public health community has raised concerns about Grifols Pharmaceuticals' plans to open a Toronto clinic. It's vital we protect vulnerable residents from exploitation by for-profit plasma collection companies offering cash for blood-plasma, a predatory practice. In brin…

   City Council · 2024-11-14 21:37 PM

   Adopt Item

   James Pasternak's vote: Absent

   Majority required - MM23.1 - Adopt the item

   Motion result

   Carried

   Recorded tally

   14-5

   Source outcome

   Carried, 14-5