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Moncton chapter shares action alert opposing for-profit plasma centre in their community

The Council of Canadians Moncton chapter is promoting on social media this action alert that calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Health Minister Jane Philpott to reject the licencing application from Canadian Plasma Resources to operate a private, for-profit plasma collection centre in their community.


In late April, the Canadian Press reported, “Canadian Plasma Resources CEO Barzin Bahardoust [says] they will use social media to attract about 30 donors, starting May 1, for the inspection period.”


Last week, CBC reported, “Health Canada inspectors will observe the company in operation before granting a federal licence to operate.”


The situation is urgent – Canadian Plasma Resources hopes to get final approval from Health Canada by early June.

The action alert being shared by the Moncton chapter says:

“I am calling on you and your department to deny the licence Canadian Plasma Resources needs to open a private, for profit plasma clinic in Moncton. Allowing this clinic would contravene the recommendations of the Krever Inquiry and it would harm volunteer donations collected by Canadian Blood Services. I support new federal legislation that would stop private, for profit companies like this from opening on a province-by-province basis. I call on you and your government to table and pass this legislation that would protect the health and safety of all Canadians, as well as the integrity of our voluntary blood and plasma collection system.”

If you live in the Moncton area, please also join the New Brunswick Federation of Labour protest that will take place on May 30 in front of the Canadian Plasma Resources centre (located at 370 #4 Elmwood Drive near Wheeler Blvd and Lewisville Rd). More details on this coming soon.


The Trudeau government supports for-profit plasma collection. It approved Canadian Plasma Resources opening the first private, for-profit plasma donation clinic in February 2016 in Saskatoon.


While Ontario and Quebec have banned such centres, Premier Brian Gallant’s government supports for-profit plasma collection.


Plasma is the largest single component of blood and contains over 700 proteins and other substances which are used to make medical products. These products are then used as treatments that can potentially help save the lives of people suffering from burns, shock, trauma, and other medical emergencies. Canadian Blood Services has confirmed that it will not purchase any plasma from the private company – meaning all the plasma collected would be exported out of Canada.


The Council of Canadians believes plasma must be treated as a public resource, not an opportunity for pharmaceutical industry profits.


We have been opposing the opening of private, for-profit blood plasma collection centres since March 2013.


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