Wow. I just read the Honourable Jane Philpott's interview in Maclean's found here.
Not only has she cut through all the noise and distraction about the SNC-Lavalin and made the essential issues clear, not only has she has put the primacy of truth and the independence of our Canadian justice system back in its proper place, and not only has she unflinchingly done all of this to be true to Canadians, but, wow, she's also a family doc.
None of the things I will ever do will touch as many lives as her work as a highly effective Federal Cabinet Minister, and particularly now with her clarion call for the defense of our Canadian democracy. But the way she's done it is what family medicine is all about.
Looking beyond the distractions, listening closely, analyzing the situation, figuring out the essential pieces of a story, linking it to the big picture, and, hearing the needs of the patient, proposing a path forward that meets their needs and delivers on helping them reach their goals. That's what we as family docs do with every patient, every day.
Today, though, the patient with concerning symptoms, a muddled picture, some uncertainty, and a sense that we don't quite have the full picture is not a person, it's all of us as Canadians. Our democracy has been attacked at its core by a disease of intimidation and harassment aimed at the Attorney General. The Honourable Dr. Philpott has made the diagnosis and proposed a treatment plan that should meet our needs: the truth.
I am proud of family medicine and the family docs who are my colleagues. But I don't think I have ever been as proud as I am today of Canadian democracy's family doc, Dr. Jane Philpott.
Not only has she cut through all the noise and distraction about the SNC-Lavalin and made the essential issues clear, not only has she has put the primacy of truth and the independence of our Canadian justice system back in its proper place, and not only has she unflinchingly done all of this to be true to Canadians, but, wow, she's also a family doc.
None of the things I will ever do will touch as many lives as her work as a highly effective Federal Cabinet Minister, and particularly now with her clarion call for the defense of our Canadian democracy. But the way she's done it is what family medicine is all about.
Looking beyond the distractions, listening closely, analyzing the situation, figuring out the essential pieces of a story, linking it to the big picture, and, hearing the needs of the patient, proposing a path forward that meets their needs and delivers on helping them reach their goals. That's what we as family docs do with every patient, every day.
Today, though, the patient with concerning symptoms, a muddled picture, some uncertainty, and a sense that we don't quite have the full picture is not a person, it's all of us as Canadians. Our democracy has been attacked at its core by a disease of intimidation and harassment aimed at the Attorney General. The Honourable Dr. Philpott has made the diagnosis and proposed a treatment plan that should meet our needs: the truth.
I am proud of family medicine and the family docs who are my colleagues. But I don't think I have ever been as proud as I am today of Canadian democracy's family doc, Dr. Jane Philpott.
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