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By: Nicole Scheidl on June 18, 2026
The Report We’ve All Been Waiting For | Top 10 highlights I dare say we have been waiting for this report with bated breath. On Wednesday June 17th, the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying released its 98-page report with one chief recommendation: That the Government of Canada amend the Criminal Code to

By: Nicole Scheidl on May 14, 2026
AMAD Committee | Preventing MAID for Mental Illness Here at CPL, we have been closely monitoring the parliamentary committee hearings studying MAID for mental illness. It has been excellent to hear so many witnesses speaking against the expansion and insisting on better suicide prevention strategies rather than MAID. We are pleased to report that the

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
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