THANK YOU to everyone who wrote letters to their MLAs asking them to prioritize organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Alberta. We did this together!
Following the passing of Bill 205, we've been collaborating with community advocates and stakeholders to ensure the government's development and implementation of regulations to strengthen Alberta's ODTD system. We are specifically asking for the Alberta Government to invest funds to strengthen processes and develop a pan-Albertan ODTD system.
The Alberta Government is currently engaging in budget consultations, and it has been emphasized that your letters will help draw attention to the necessary funding for OTDT. It is crucial that you promptly send emails to the Minister of Health and your MLA to allocate resources towards establishing a robust Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation (OTDT) system.
Please download the letter below (add your personal story if you wish) and send it tp email Health Minister Adriana LaGrange at Health.Minister@Gov.ab.ca and YOUR MLA, and CC Rachel.Notley@Assembly.ab.ca, Premier@gov.ab.ca, and Info.Nabt@Kidney.ca.
We also encourage you to download the Alberta MLA email contact list copy all MLAs. Let's flood Alberta's MLAs officials with letters urging them to prioritize organ & tissue donation. It's time for More Transplants. Not sure who your MLA is? Visit https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly and enter your postal code to confirm your local MLA.
BILL 205 PRESS CONFERENCE: https://fb.watch/dHjU2Pu2jE/
UPDATE: On Tuesday, May 31, Bill 205, the Human Tissue and Organ Donation (Mandatory Referral) Amendment Act, 2022, received Royal Assent. Sponsored by MLA RJ Sigurdson (Highwood), Bill 205 legislated Mandatory Referral within Alberta's donation and transplantation system. This is a foundational step towards modernizing Alberta's system as mandatory referral is a leading best practice because it supports the timely identification, referral, and assessment of a potential donor and is a tool used by global leaders.
Browse the list below for a MLA in your area.
Suite 1B, 60 Railway Street East
Cochrane, AB T4C 1B5
Pete Guthrie
UCP
Airdrie.Cochrane@assembly.ab.ca5106 - 50 Street
Barrhead, AB T7N 1A3
Glenn Van Dijken
UCP
athabasca.barrhead.westlock@assembly.ab.ca206, 1080 Railway Avenue
Canmore, AB T1W 1P4
Miranda Rosin
UCP
Banff.Kananaskis@assembly.ab.ca#2, 4428 - 50 Avenue. Box 5160.
Bonnyville, AB T9N 2G4
David Hanson
UCP
Bonnyville.ColdLake.StPaul@assembly.ab.ca#4, 650 Cassils Rd. E
Brooks, AB T1R 1M6
Michaela Glasgo
UCP
Brooks.MedicineHat@assembly.ab.caSuite #105, 10333 Southport Road SW
Calgary, AB T2W 3X6
Tyler Shandro (Minister of Health)
UCP
Calgary.Acadia@assembly.ab.caUnit 106, 8220 Centre Street NE
Calgary, AB T3K 1J7
Josephine Pon
UCP
Calgary.Beddington@assembly.ab.ca6307 Bowness Rd NW
Calgary, AB T3B 0E4
Demetrios Nicolaides
UCP
Calgary.Bow@assembly.ab.ca766, 2220 - 68 Street NE
Calgary, AB T1Y 6Y7
Mickey Amery
UCP
Calgary.Cross@assembly.ab.caUnit 211, 1608 - 17 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2T 0E3
Nicholas Milliken
UCP
Calgary.Currie@assembly.ab.ca#202, 3505 - 52 Street SE
Calgary, AB T2B 3R3
Peter Singh
UCP
Calgary.East@assembly.ab.caSuite 222, 5149 Country Hills Blvd NW
Calgary, AB T3A 5K8
Prasad Panda
UCP
Calgary.Edgemont@assembly.ab.caUnit 205, 5005 Elbow Drive SW
Calgary, AB T2S 2T6
Doug Schweitzer, QC
UCP
Calgary.Elbow@assembly.ab.caUnit 215, 5401 Temple Drive NE
Calgary, AB T1Y 3R7
Devinder Toor
UCP
Calgary.Falconridge@assembly.ab.caBay 7, 1215 Lake Sylvan Drive SE
Calgary, AB T2J 3Z5
Richard Gotfried
UCP
Calgary.FishCreek@assembly.ab.ca#29, 735 Ranchlands Blvd NW
Calgary, AB T3G 3A9
Jason Luan
UCP
Calgary.Foothills@assembly.ab.ca#311A, 2525 Woodview Drive SW
Calgary, AB T2W 4N4
Whitney Issik
UCP
Calgary.Glenmore@assembly.ab.ca222, 5126 - 126 Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2Z 0H2
Ric McIver
UCP
Calgary.Hays@assembly.ab.ca201, 1055 - 20 Avenue NW
Calgary, AB T2M 1E7
Jeremy Nixon
UCP
Calgary.Klein@assembly.ab.ca2105, 230 Eversyde Blvd SW
Calgary, AB T2Y 0J4
Jason Kenney (Premier)
UCP
Calgary.Lougheed@assembly.ab.caUnit 223, 4850 Westwinds Drive NE
Calgary, AB T3J 3Z5
Irfan Sabir
NDP
Calgary.McCall@assembly.ab.ca#102, 723 - 14 Street NW
Calgary, AB T2N 2A4
Kathleen Ganley
NDP
Calgary.MountainView@assembly.ab.ca104, 200 Country Hills Landing NW
Calgary, AB T3K 5P3
Muhammad Yaseen
UCP
Calgary.North@assembly.ab.ca1080, 11124 - 36 Street NE
Calgary, AB T3N 1L3
Rajan Sawhney
UCP
Calgary.NorthEast@assembly.ab.caSuite 7223, 8650 - 112th Avenue NW
Calgary, AB T3R 0R5
Sonya Savage
UCP
Calgary.Northwest@assembly.ab.ca255, 11488 - 24 Street SE
Calgary, AB T2Z 4C9
Tanya Fir
UCP
Calgary.Peigan@assembly.ab.caSuite 230, 251 Midpark Blvd SE
Calgary, AB T2X 1S3
Rebecca Schulz
UCP
Calgary.Shaw@assembly.ab.caUnit 202, 5126 - 126 Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2Z 0H2
Matt Jones
UCP
Calgary.SouthEast@assembly.ab.ca201, 1055 - 20 Avenue NW
Calgary, AB T2M 1E7
Jason Copping
UCP
Calgary.Varsity@assembly.ab.caUnit 234, 333 Aspen Glen Landing SW
Calgary, AB T3H 0N6
Mike Ellis
UCP
Calgary.West@assembly.ab.ca129 - 2nd Avenue
Strathmore, AB T1P 1K1
Leela Aheer
UCP
Chestermere.Strathmore@assembly.ab.caTrans Canada Place #5
1299 Trans Canada, Medicine Hat, AB T1B 1H9
Drew Barnes
UCP
Cypress.MedicineHat@assembly.ab.ca5136B - 52 Avenue. Box 7272.
Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1S5
Mark Smith
UCP
DraytonValley.Devon@assembly.ab.caBay 400, 300 South Railway Avenue East
Box 1929. Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0
Nate Horner
UCP
Drumheller.Stettler@assembly.ab.ca#552 Hermitage Mall
40 Street & Hermitage Road
Edmonton, AB T5A 4N2
Deron Bilous
NDP
Edmonton.BeverlyClareview@assembly.ab.ca12120 - 161 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5X 5M8
Nicole Goehring
NDP
Edmonton.Castledowns@assembly.ab.ca10208 - 112 Street
Edmonton, AB T5K 1M4
David Shepherd
NDP
Edmonton.CityCentre@assembly.ab.ca#203, 8119 - 160 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5Z 0G3
Chris Nielsen
NDP
Edmonton.Decore@assembly.ab.ca5732 - 19A Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6L 1L8
Rod Loyola
NDP
Edmonton.Ellerslie@assembly.ab.ca#201, 12408 - 108 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5M 0H3
Sarah Hoffman
NDP
Edmonton.Glenora@assembly.ab.ca#100, 8925 - 82 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T6C 0Z2
Marlin Schmidt
NDP
Edmonton.Goldbar@assembly.ab.ca6519 - 112 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5W 0P1
Janis Irwin
NDP
Edmonton.HighlandsNorwood@assembly.ab.ca14904 - 50 Street
Edmonton, AB T5A 5H7
Heather Sweet
NDP
Edmonton.Manning@assembly.ab.ca#301, 6650 - 177 Street
Edmonton, AB T5T 4J5
Lorne Dach
NDP
Edmonton.McClung@assembly.ab.caUnit 204B, 3323 - 34 Street NW
Edmonton, AB T6T 2K6
Jasvir Deol
NDP
Edmonton.Meadows@assembly.ab.ca3448 - 93 Street
Edmonton, AB T6E 6A4
Christina Gray
NDP
Edmonton.Millwoods@assembly.ab.caUnit A, 10212 - 127 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5E 0B8
David Eggen
NDP
Edmonton.Northwest@assembly.ab.ca9202B - 149 Street
Edmonton, AB T5R 1C3
Lori Sigurdson
NDP
Edmonton.Riverview@assembly.ab.ca308 Saddleback Road
Edmonton, AB T6J 4R7
Richard Feehan
NDP
Edmonton.Rutherford@assembly.ab.ca202, 856 - 119 Street SW
Edmonton, AB T6W 0J1
Thomas Dang
NDP
Edmonton.South@assembly.ab.ca5160 Windermere Boulevard
Edmonton, AB T6W 0L9
Kaycee Madu
UCP
Edmonton.SouthWest@assembly.ab.ca#101, 10328 - 81 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 1X2
Rachel Notley
NDP
Edmonton.Strathcona@assembly.ab.ca#103, 14020 - 128 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5L 4M8
Jon Carson
NDP
Edmonton.WestHenday@assembly.ab.ca#203, 596 Riverbend Square
Edmonton, AB T6R 2E3
Rakhi Pancholi
NDP
Edmonton.Whitemud@assembly.ab.caSuite 107, 10110 Fraser Avenue
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 5C2
Laila Goodridge
UCP
FortMcMurray.LacLaBiche@assembly.ab.caSuite #102, 9912 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2K4
Tany Yao
UCP
FortMcMurray.WoodBuffalo@assembly.ab.ca4927 - 51 Avenue. Box 451.
Vegreville, AB T9C 1M1
Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk
UCP
FortSaskatchewan.Vegreville@assembly.ab.ca#207, 10605 West Side Drive
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 8E6
Tracy Allard
UCP
GrandePrairie@assembly.ab.ca15602C - 102 Street
Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0K7
Travis Toews (Minister of Treasury Board and Finance)
UCP
GrandePrairie.Wapiti@assembly.ab.caUnit 5, 49 Elizabeth Street. Box 568.
Okotos, AB. T1S 1A7
R. J. Sigurdson
UCP
Highwood@assembly.ab.ca5027 - 49 Street
Innisfail, AB T4G 1M1
Devin Dreeshen
UCP
Innisfail.SylvanLake@assembly.ab.ca#18, 4708 Lac Ste. Anne Trail North. Box 248.
Onoway, AB T0E 1V0
Shane Getson
UCP
LacSteAnne.Parkland@assembly.ab.ca#101, 4892 - 46 Street
Lacombe, AB T4L 2B4
Ronald Orr
UCP
Lacombe.Ponoka@assembly.ab.ca#106, 6202 - 29 Avenue
Beaumont, AB T4X 0H5
Brad Rutherford
UCP
Leduc.Beaumont@assembly.ab.ca#10, 550 WT Hill Blvd. South
Lethbridge, AB T1J 4Z9
Nathan Neudorf
UCP
Lethbridge.East@assembly.ab.ca#110, 410 Stafford Dr. S.
Lethbridge, AB T1J 2L2
Shannon Phillips
NDP
Lethbridge.West@assembly.ab.ca12 Poplar Drive
Slave Lake, AB T0G 2A0
Pat Rehn
UCP
Lesser.SlaveLake@assembly.ab.ca618 Center Street SE
High River, AB T1V 1E9
Roger Reid
UCP
Livingstone.Macleod@assembly.ab.ca5019 - 50 Street
Wetaskiwin, AB T9A 1K1
Rick Wilson
UCP
Maskwacis.Wetaskiwin@assembly.ab.ca9805 - 100 Street
Morinville, AB T8R 1R3
Dale Nally
UCP
Morinville.StAlbert@assembly.ab.ca4905 B - 50 Avenue. Box 3909
Olds, AB T4H 1P6
Nathan Cooper
UCP
OldsDidsbury.ThreeHills@assembly.ab.ca10013 - 101 Avenue. Box 2793.
La Crete, AB T0H 2H0
Dan Williams
UCP
Peace.River@assembly.ab.ca#202, 5913 - 50 Avenue
Red Deer, AB T4N 4C4
Adriana LaGrange
UCP
RedDeer.North@assembly.ab.ca201, 4327 - 54 Avenue
Red Deer, AB T4N 4L9
Jason Stephan
UCP
RedDeer.South@assembly.ab.ca101 - 6 Street SW
Sundre, AB T0M 1X0
Jason Nixon
UCP
Rimbey.RockyMountainhouse.Sundre@assembly.ab.ca#105, 80 Chippewa Road
Sherwood Park, AB T8A 4W6
Jordan Walker
UCP
Sherwood.Park@assembly.ab.ca210 McLeod Avenue, Suite 60
Spruce Grove, AB T7X 2K5
Searle Turton
UCP
SpruceGrove.StonyPlain@assembly.ab.ca109B, 50 St. Thomas Street
St. Albert, AB T8N 6Z8
Marie Renaud
NDP
St.Albert@assembly.ab.ca#105, 80 Chippewa Road
Sherwood Park, AB T8A 4W6
Nate Glubish
UCP
Strathcona.Sherwoodpark@assembly.ab.ca123 - 10 Street
Wainwright, AB T9W 1N6
Garth Rowswell
UCP
Vermilion.Lloydminster.Wainwright@assembly.ab.ca