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On February 20, after almost 10 years as editor-in-chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), I was fired without cause. I packed up my few personal belongings and left the editorial offices for the last time. Anne Marie Todkill, the Journal's senior deputy editor and a 12-year veteran, was fired the same day. Deputy editor Stephen Choi was named acting editor-in-chief. Steve, a former editorial fellow of the CMAJ, conditioned his acceptance of the position on adoption by the CMA of 10 principles of editorial independence that he laid out. The CMA refused to adopt the principles, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Hoey, former editor-in-chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, lives in Perth, Ontario, Canada.

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