Jim Woodgett, President and Scientific Director, Terry Fox Research Institute Professor and Senior Scientist at Mount Sinai Hospital, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Canada lost an enormous champion and symbol of science and sports today. The Rt Hon Kirsty Duncan passed away from cancer after a trail-blazing life in which she accomplished so much but had so much more to give. I was privileged to meet and work with her when she was Minister of Science, and since. After her diagnosis she turned her attention to the many discrepancies in cancer care, access to new therapies and disparities in funding across the country.
She was the Minister who commissioned and received the Fundamental Science Review (Naylor Report) and worked to have its recommendations implemented. She established the Standing Committee of Science and Research. She actively championed EDI and called out injustices – from athletes to MPs. She never let her enormous challenges get in the way of her advocacy and compassion. A true loss. RIP.”
