Slaight family gives $50 million to cancer research

This morning has seen an extraordinarily generous act of philanthropy by the Allan Slaight family of Toronto. Mr Slaight’s wife, Emmanuelle Gattuso, was present at a news conference held by the Princess Margaret Hospital to announce a gift of $50 million dollars. The money will go to bulk up the $50 Billion Challenge issued by the hospital recently. Ms Gattuso is a patient at the Princess Margaret Hospital.  She is seen in the inset pictures taken from CP24.