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Patients fight for freedom

On 8 September 2014 an 18-week trial, which is being called “the biggest legal case in Canadian history,” will finally begin before the Supreme Court of British Columbia (www.charterhealth.ca). The outcome of this case... Read More

Equal care: Is it possible?

That all men are equal is a proposition which, at ordinary times,  no sane individual has ever given his assent. —Aldous Huxley For many of our professional associations, health care transformation translates... Read More

Re: A healthy constitution: Dr Brian Day responds

The argument was for a “hybrid public-private health system embracing competition, choice, and accountability,” not the “privatization of medical care.” My statement that “there are no large private hospitals in Canada... Read More

A healthy constitution

 “The government was set to protect man from criminals—and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government”  —Ayn Rand The above quotation forms the basis for the current constitutional... Read More

Dr George Edward Price

1934–2012 After a courageous battle with leukemia, Dr George Price passed away at Vancouver General Hospital on 19 October 2012.  George was born in Winnipeg, but his family moved to Victoria where he... Read More

Politicians: If you can’t beat them, join them

I recall, years ago, listening to an interview of a physician turned politician and cabinet minister. The reporter asked how difficult the transition from medicine was. “Easy!” said the newly minted politician. “What do... Read More

Dr Day replies

I would like to thank Mr Greatheart for his interest in my editorial. Like Dr Finkler and colleagues, he claims that MMI correlates with producing better doctors, but provides no evidence that it does so. ... Read More

Dr Mark Schonfeld: Skilled physician, arbitrator, and leader

I first met Dr Mark Schonfeld in July 1973. I had just arrived from London, England, to begin my orthopaedic residency, and he was about to embark on what was to be­come a very successful 22-year period in the practice... Read More

Dr Day responds

The intent of my editorial was not to elicit a defensive response from the architects or supporters of the admission process. Nor did I anticipate that they would refer to an interview pro­cess carried out by physicians... Read More

Book review: The Making of Modern Medicine

The Making of Modern Medicine: Turning points in the treatment of disease. By Michael Bliss. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4426-4175-4. Hardcover: 104 pages. $21.95.  Michael Bliss is not a physician, but he is a... Read More