Who founded MADD Canada?
In 1990, MADD Canada was formed to create a national network of victims and concerned citizens working to stop impaired driving and to support victims of this violent crime. Provincial anti-drinking and driving groups started to appear in Canada in the early 1980s. The early pioneers were all victims, who wanted to educate the Canadian public about the human tragedies caused by impaired drivers. These early pioneers included Sally Gribble (whose group in BC received a chapter charter from MADD US), Gladys Armstrong and Pat Baril (PAID in Alberta), Margaret Taylor (CAID in Manitoba), and a PRIDE organization in Ontario. We are indebted to these individuals for their tireless work in support of victims of impaired driving and their courage to help make a difference in their communities. The PRIDE (People to Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) organization was formed in Ontario in the early 1980s. PRIDE became the catalyst in initiating discussions with MADD US to become the National orga
