Bains, Aboultaif, and Loffreda line up to show support for Kidney Foundation’s framework policy

Liberal MP Parm Bains is an advocate after finding out 25 years ago that he has a single kidney. The news compelled him to make lifestyle changes, which is why awareness and early detection of kidney problems—as well as other conditions—is important, he says.
Liberal MP Parm Bains, left, and Elizabeth Myles, national executive director of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, at a roundtable in the Wellington Building on March 12, 2026. The roundtable to discuss the foundation's framework was sponsored by Bains.

It was an employer-ordered physical exam 25 years ago that instigated a series of additional tests, eventually telling Parm Bains that he only had one kidney. An original examination showed that the-now...

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