Dr. Paul Adams Award awarded to Dr. Jaro Kotalik Dr. Jaro Kotalik’s half-century commitment to human dignity merits our highest recognition and we are excited to honour him at our Saturday evening conference banquet during which he will receive the Dr. Paul Adams Award. Since arriving in Thunder Bay in 1974, Dr. Kotalik has

Annual Conference Speaker Steven Umbrello One speaker we are exceptionally excited to be bringing to speak at the CPL Annual Conference this October is Steven Umbrello. He specializes in the intersection of ethics and technology and his research interests include digital humanism and Value Sensitive Design (VSD). The relationship between artificial intelligence and medicine

Annual Conference 2025 This year we will engage in a profound exploration of human flourishing through the dual lenses of encounter and presence. Over two thought-provoking days, participants will grapple with critical questions at the intersection of medicine, ethics, and human dignity. From genetic testing and AI in healthcare to fertility awareness and

CPL hosting a Panel on Euthanasia in Canada at Civitas. Civitas is a membership-based, non-profit organization that exists “to promote and deepen understanding through the exchange of a wide range of political, economic, social, religious, cultural and philosophical ideas concerning the principles and traditions of a free and ordered society.” CPL is pleased to be

Not MAID for this The impact of euthanasia on family members is rarely discussed. But this is precisely what we need to do to combat the hyper individualism that would suggest our consequences have no bearing on others.  Christopher Lyon watched a doctor end his father's life under Canada's medical assistance in dying (MAID) program.

Applications Now Open for CPL Bioethics Symposium 2025! This June 5-7, 2025, Canadian Physicians for Life will host a Bioethics Symposium convening medical students, residents, and early practice physicians for an intensive socratic discussion seminar on “Exploring the Dignity of Difference.” Through a competitive application process, the cohort will be composed of top up-and-coming medical