Colin Leslie

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Colin Leslie

Editor-in-Chief, The Medical Post

Author Profile

Colin Leslie is a journalist in Toronto who has worked at the Medical Post for 30 years including the last 18 as editor-in-chief. He’s won gold and silver National Magazine Awards: B2B and before that a number of Kenneth R. Wilson Awards. Colin brings a fun and engaging approach to leading editorial teams and team members have also won North America-wide Eddie and Ozzie Awards.

The Medical Post is a six-times a year magazine for Canada's doctors with a 60-year history. It’s also a digital news site via its online portal the Canadian Healthcare Network and its well-read Doctor Daily newsletter. Additionally, the brand puts out the annual Medical Post Awards recognizing Canadian physicians.

Colin dives into a wide range of topics that matter to Canadian doctors, from physician health policy to the latest on AI scribes and tips for managing patient sick note requests.

He is also the past-president of the National Media Awards Foundation which since 1977 has promoted and honoured excellence in journalism, writing and visual creation in the Canadian magazine industry. The foundation puts on three different awards programs and annual shows: the National Magazine Awards, Digital Publishing Awards and the National Magazine Awards: B2B.

In his downtime, he’s an avid reader, active in a book club, and even tried his hand at novel writing—before deciding his true passion lies in journalism! He's also been a volunteer member of a Rainbow Railroad settlement team that brought a LGBTQI+ people facing violence and oppression in their home countries to Canada as refugees.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

9/17/2026
POLL: How should doctors handle ‘conscientious objections’ to providing certain medical treatments?
See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.

Colin Leslie
9/16/2026
Canadians anxious about health system: poll
‘Worry’ and ‘frustration.’ According to a survey of 1,003 Canadians, about 70% say words like those best capture how they feel about healthcare today.

Colin Leslie
9/16/2026
Editorial: The Anxiety Issue
Navigating the cognitive load, systemic strain and daily anxieties of modern medicine.

Colin Leslie
9/13/2026
Managing everyday doctor anxiety: The conventional wisdom on the top resources and methods
Medicine: The stakes are high, the admin burden heavy and its culture regularly demands perfection.

Colin Leslie
9/7/2026
Poll: Do AI scribes pose a risk to physicians’ clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills?
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Colin Leslie
9/2/2026
Poll: Should doctors be required to undergo training on AI use and its ethical implications?
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Colin Leslie
8/25/2026
Poll: If you had to leave Canada to practise in another country, where?
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Colin Leslie
8/18/2026
Poll: What is the biggest flaw in current primary care remuneration?
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Colin Leslie
8/9/2026
Poll: Are parents today more likely to put getting a child to cooperate for a procedure on MD?
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Colin Leslie
7/28/2026
Poll: What will be the effect on Alberta public wait times of new patient self-refer for tests plan?
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Colin Leslie
7/27/2026
Poll: How is patient use of AI affecting clinical encounters?
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Colin Leslie
7/27/2026
Physician support for pharmacist prescribing rises
As part of the Medical Post's annual OTC survey, we track levels of physician agreement with the following statement: ‘Minor ailment assessment and prescribing by pharmacists is proving to be an effective way to relieve pressure on the healthcare system.’

Colin Leslie