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The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (CPS) is the trade association for Canadian paediatricians. The CPS head office is located at 100-2305 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1G 4J8.

The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (CPS) is the [[medical trade association]] for Canadian paediatricians. The CPS head office is located at 100-2305 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1G 4J8.

The CPS is governed by an elected Board of Directors representing each province and territory.

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The CPS publishes ''Paediatrics & Child Health'', Canada's only paediatrics journal.

The CPS publishes policy statements on various matters relating to paediatric health and well-being. It has published three major statements on male circumcision.

The CPS publishes policy statements on various matters relating to paediatric health and well-being. It has published three major statements on male [[circumcision]].

The 2015 statement clearly was heavily influenced by the now discredited and expired American Academy of ~~Paediatrics~~ 2012 Circumcision Policy Statement. Furthermore, it bizarrely includes a reference to a paper on [[urinary tract infection]] by circumcision promoters [[Brian J. Morris]] and [[Thomas E. Wiswell]].

The 2015 statement clearly was heavily influenced by the now thoroughly discredited and expired [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] 2012 Circumcision Policy Statement. Furthermore, it bizarrely includes a reference to a paper on [[urinary tract infection]] by circumcision promoters [[Brian J. Morris]] and [[Thomas E. Wiswell]]. The statement seems to be designed to promote non-therapeutic unnecessary child circumcision in Canada in violation of the child's rights under the Constitution of Canada.

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-The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (CPS) is the trade association for Canadian paediatricians. The CPS head office is located at 100-2305 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1G 4J8.
+The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (CPS) is the [[medical trade association]] for Canadian paediatricians. The CPS head office is located at 100-2305 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1G 4J8.
 The CPS is governed by an elected Board of Directors representing each province and territory.
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 The CPS publishes ''Paediatrics & Child Health'', Canada's only paediatrics journal.
-The CPS publishes policy statements on various matters relating to paediatric health and well-being. It has published three major statements on male circumcision.
+The CPS publishes policy statements on various matters relating to paediatric health and well-being. It has published three major statements on male [[circumcision]].
-The 2015 statement clearly was heavily influenced by the now discredited and expired American Academy of Paediatrics 2012 Circumcision Policy Statement. Furthermore, it bizarrely includes a reference to a paper on [[urinary tract infection]] by circumcision promoters [[Brian J. Morris]] and [[Thomas E. Wiswell]].
+The 2015 statement clearly was heavily influenced by the now thoroughly discredited and expired [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] 2012 Circumcision Policy Statement. Furthermore, it bizarrely includes a reference to a paper on [[urinary tract infection]] by circumcision promoters [[Brian J. Morris]] and [[Thomas E. Wiswell]]. The statement seems to be designed to promote non-therapeutic unnecessary child circumcision in Canada in violation of the child's rights under the Constitution of Canada.
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