Angel >>Drs. Richard and Sylvia Cruess The husband and wife pair, he the former dean of the McGill med school, she former V.P. and medical director at the Royal Vic, recently participated in developing a 21st-century code of conduct for the medical profession. It’s considered an update of the 2,500-year-old Hippocratic oath and was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine this week. The code emphasizes the primacy of patient welfare, patient autonomy and social justice, and encourages doctors to maintain professional competence and relationships with patients, improve quality and access to care and stay on top of technological advances.

Insect >>Federal fiddling in youth crime laws A tough new youth crime bill was pushed through the House of Commons, despite deep opposition in Quebec. The new bill would allow children as young as 14 to be tried as adults in certain crimes, and is pan-Canadian. Quebec protested vigorously, saying this province tries to promote rehabilitation over incarceration when dealing with young offenders. The provincial justice minister pointed to Quebec having the lowest rate of young offenders and repeat offenders in the country by treating kids rather than locking them up.