By: Evert Tuyp, MD, FRCPC [2]
In his May editorial [BCMJ 2017;59:209 [3]], Dr Brian Day outlines his trials (no pun intended) and tribulations in the BC Supreme Court.
In his May editorial [BCMJ 2017;59:209 [3]], Dr Brian Day outlines his trials (no pun intended) and tribulations in the BC Supreme Court. He declares a pursuit of justice. Unfortunately for him, Canada has no justice system, only a legal system, which he so eloquently describes. If he wishes justice, he should seek it elsewhere. In this regard, I recall a Globe and Mail editorial cartoon from many years ago when Dr Henry Morgentaler challenged what he saw as an unjust law. The cartoon pictured a prison guard sliding a meal tray under Dr Morgentaler’s cell door with the caption, “Congratulations, doctor, you’ve been acquitted again!”
—Evert Tuyp, MD, FRCPC
Coquitlam
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