Mr. Speaker, every three days someone dies a preventable death waiting for an organ transplant. We celebrate Be A Donor Month in April here in Ontario to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation.
By registering to become donors, we have the power to save lives. In fact, one organ donor has the potential to save eight lives and enhance 75 more through tissue donation. Although a little more than 90% of Ontarians are in favour of organ donation, only 35% have actually registered. This month, let us make sure that we change that.
I encourage the residents in my riding of Humber River—Black Creek and all the people of Ontario to show their support by registering their consent for organ and tissue donation. They can register in only two minutes by visiting beadonor.ca. All they need is their health card number.
We have spoken so much about what we need to do to protect each other during this pandemic. Now let us save more lives by registering to become organ and tissue donors.