Ms. Deborah Maskens

  • Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Meritorious Service Decorations - Civil Division

  • Meritorious Service Medal

    • Awarded on: September 29, 2015
    • Invested on: June 23, 2016

    Anthony G. Clark, M.S.M. (posthumous)
    Deborah Maskens, M.S.M.
    Guelph, Ontario

    Anthony G. Clark and Deborah Maskens founded Kidney Cancer Canada, the country’s first patient-led advocacy and survivorship organization for kidney cancer patients. Despite suffering from the disease themselves, they not only helped overwhelmed patients access information, support and treatments, but also played a crucial role in the approval of and funding for life-extending drugs, saving hundreds of lives throughout the country.