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Amidst a raging pandemic and skyrocketing budgetary deficits, Canadian actor Elliot Page came out as transgender this week. He described the joy he felt in announcing this as profound, but also fragile. Within the trans community, fear is pervasive. Despite the progress we've made as a society, fear remains.

COVID-19 vaccines will go through the rigours of Phase 3 randomized clinical trial evaluations. They will have to meet regulatory standards for safety and efficacy. But there is a possibility that we will not detect extremely rare side-effects in Phase 3 trials.

Several months into the shutdown, my son forwarded something he saw on the internet that summed the year up perfectly. Loosely translated it said, “to whoever started playing Jumanji in January, please finish your turn.” Despite all the dysthymia and disappointment, I believe there are two silver linings hidden in 2020 that we haven’t fully appreciated.

Bill C7 will amend our current medical assistance in dying (MAID) law by creating a separate pathway to assisted death for persons who are not dying and may have decades still to live, provided such persons have some form of disabling medical condition. Why only us?

Many doctors go into leadership out of frustration. They take a pay cut to trade a day in clinic for the boardroom. Tired of reactive, failing organizations, they take the lead to refocus on things that matter.