Letters

In his commentary on a recent BCMJ editorial, Dr William Arkinstall describes Canada’s medical system as “dismal” (2007;49[6]:296). To learn about dismal, I suggest he read the recent... Read More

I was discouraged to read Dr Arkinstall’s letter extolling the virtues of a private insurance system for those with the opportunity to get extra coverage, leaving the government to provide medical... Read More

I know it was either a typo or misheard by a steno, but taking the name of one of the world’s great mechanical geniuses in vain (BCMJ 2007;49[4]:170) just has to irk an old coot who has spent... Read More

There are major changes to the UK state pension scheme in progress. Anyone who worked in the UK for 3 years (and possibly even 1 year) is entitled to some portion of a UK state pension. You can pay... Read More

Thank you to Dr Lloyd Oppel for stimulating me to respond to and put into context his very one-sided article entitled “Reality check needed for CME credits” (BCMJ 2007;49[3]:109), which... Read More