The Canadian Cancer Society is implementing a notion where cancer patients will now have to pay a $100 fee in order to receive transportation to and from the hospital for treatments. The purpose of this fee is to cover the society’s expenses, which has been accumulating for the past few years due to increasing demand for the service. Although it is a one-time fee, one must question the moral reasoning behind this decision. Many of the people who are directly affected by it do not necessarily have the funds to afford it. This could have been avoided if someone had stepped up to take a leadership role and fundraise for the cause, and when one looks at the context of this situation, they can infer that an additional payment for a procedure such as radiation therapy goes against the generally accepted moral values of the country as a whole.
If we break this down, the fact is that it costs the Canadian Cancer Society roughly $390 for every patient who signs up for the ride service, which adds up to $6 million as a whole. One can also argue that the Toronto division alone raised a whopping $100 million in the past year, of which $48 million was spent on advertising. That $48 million would have been more than enough to support all the rides for the cancer patients. In other words, the company could have prioritized their distribution of money differently, to provide a greater outcome and benefit more individuals across the country.
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