Why this P.E.I. family is lobbying the province to let younger people sign up to be organ donors [Video]

• 9 hours ago
• News
• Duration 3:57

As 8-year-old Maverick Bishop waits in Toronto with his mom and baby sister for a donor heart to become available, the P.E.I. family is calling on the provincial government to change the rules on organ donations. Right now, you have to be 16 or older to sign up to donate organs if something should happen to you. Maverick’s family wants to see that age drop. CBC’s Laura Meader has the story.