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By: Nicole Scheidl on April 29, 2026
The Tony Kerigan Memorial Prize Inspired by the legacy of a beloved CPL Member, we have created the Tony Kerigan Memorial Prize to encourage ethical reflection within our Canadian Physicians for Life community. Healthcare practitioners (in training, active, or retired) are eligible to submit an ethical case for discussion by our conference’s expert panel.

By: Tobi Babajide on April 9, 2026
Ethics Education is Crucial — Here’s how you can be a part of it As a physician who is new to practice, this Symposium was invaluable to me. In addition to giving me a forum to discuss and contend with challenging topics, it provided me with new friendships and connections across Canada. I leave

By: Nicole Scheidl on March 10, 2026
The Ethics School Medicine has always been about more than technique. At its heart, it is a moral practice—one that requires not just clinical skill but wisdom, virtue, and a deep understanding of what it means to care for another human being. That is why we are so excited to announce the launch of

By: Nicole Scheidl on January 8, 2026
The Virtues of Resistance Participants will explore how professionals across diverse backgrounds mounted resistance, navigated ethical dilemmas, and responded with civic courage during the Nazi period. The purpose of encountering these ethical exemplars together is to nurture our moral imagination and to grow in the virtues of resistance amid our own circumstances and in

By: Amanda Achtman on December 18, 2025
An analysis of the NY Governor’s assisted suicide op-edLast week, the Governor of Illinois signed assisted suicide into law.This week, the Governor of New York announced that she will do the same.She also wrote an op-ed that shows a tragic distortion of moral reasoning.First, Gov. Kathy Hochul begins by saying: “Our founding fathers established a vision of

By: Nicole Scheidl on December 18, 2025
Rectify the Names In the Analects of Confucius, there is this segment on the importance of precise language: Tsze-lu said, 'The ruler of Wei has been waiting for you, in order with you to administer the government. What will you consider the first thing to be done?' The Master replied, 'What is necessary is to rectify
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