During our assessment we used our code of ethics to guide some of the work we did. However, we also found that our code of ethics is insufficient when it comes to addressing racism and discrimination within the health care system. That's one of the commitments in our action plan. We're going to open up our code of ethics and do a review of how we need to improve that code, because it applies to all physicians in Canada: They must abide by this code of ethics. Therefore, one action item coming out of the apology is to strengthen the wording in that code of ethics so that all physicians are aware and are held to the standard that we should have been held to all along: protecting the health of indigenous peoples.
On September 26th, 2024. See this statement in context.