Retirement planning has been front of mind for many Canadian physicians in recent months. More than 9,000 have signed a petition asking the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) to use some of the $2.6 billion it earned from the sale of MD Financial Management last year to create a pension plan for its members. Because there […]
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CMA can’t use proceeds of MD sale to fund physician pension plan
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) cannot use the proceeds from its sale of MD Financial Management to set up a pension plan for its members, despite calls for such a move from some Canadian doctors. The lack of an employer–employee relationship means there is no legal basis for a pension plan, according to the CMA. Read […]
CMA quits global medical body over plagiarism row
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) resigned from the World Medical Association (WMA) on Oct. 6, after the WMA’s new president plagiarized portions of his inaugural address from a speech by former CMA president Dr. Chris Simpson. “As an organization that holds itself as the arbiter of medical ethics at the global level, the WMA has failed to […]
CMA phasing out annual General Council meeting
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) plans to eliminate its General Council, the sometimes boisterous yearly meeting known as the “Parliament of Medicine” at which delegates debate motions to direct the association’s policy development. In its place, the association will hold a new event, called the Health Summit. The final General Council—and the inaugural Health Summit—will […]
Many doctors feel “betrayed” by sale of MD Financial Management
When the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) announced on May 31 that it was selling its financial services company, MD Financial Management, to Scotiabank for almost $2.6 billion, the reaction from physicians was swift and brutal. MD clients and other CMA members took to social media to condemn the decision, complaining that they had not been […]
CMA position against separate regulations for medical cannabis draws ire and insults
A bad-tempered exchange at a medical-cannabis conference has highlighted a strong disagreement between the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and some of its members on how medical cannabis should be regulated when the drug becomes legal. Read more in CMAJ.
CMA adopts patient focus
The Canadian Medical Association’s new three-year strategy, CMA 2020, aims to make the organization more outward-facing and patient-focused. The changes came after a period of soul-searching on what the purpose of the CMA was, and how it could best serve its members and the public, said Dr. Brian Brodie, chairman of the board of directors. “We […]