A New Zealand doctor is punished for speaking the truth about covid

New Zealand’s Dr. Peter Canaday has had his medical licence suspended, and dragged through a professional conduct complaint and a week-long appearance at a Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal.

Why?

Because he did what good doctors are meant to do: He thought, he questioned, he amassed evidence, he insisted on basic foundational principles of medicine and he brought his concerns to the public.

Background reading: Who Checks the Fact Checkers? New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out With Science (NZDSOS)

Dr. Peter Canaday: Opposing the Covid Juggernaut with Rational Medical Thinking

By Dr. Emanuel E. Garcia

When the covid tsunami hit the shores of New Zealand, thereby fostering a slew of drastic measures based on limitless fear and breathtakingly absent science, Dr. Peter Canaday did what good doctors are meant to do: he thought, he questioned, he amassed evidence, he insisted on basic foundational principles of medicine, and he brought his concerns to the public.

Other doctors at the time also expressed their concerns, myself being among them, but Peter, given his expertise in Internal Medicine, Respiratory and Intensive Care and Radiology, marshalled his talents in an enviable way to bring an eminently rational perspective on a complex series of topics to all of us. An example of the kind of presentations he was making may be seen here: Dr. Peter Canaday Presentation plus Q&A (126 mins).

Peter was “rewarded” for his good and necessary work with the suspension of his medical licence, a professional conduct complaint, and a week-long appearance at a Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal in April 2023.

I interviewed Peter shortly after the Tribunal concluded and our conversation may be found here: My Conversation with Peter Canaday, M.D.: Part 1 (watch 56 mins)

I read Peter’s legal brief for the Tribunal, characterised by his customary meticulous presentation of material, and I understood that his concluding submission was a courtroom tour de force, effectively demolishing his critics’ specious arguments. He and others were optimistic that truth and evidence would prevail and he would be fully exonerated. I, however, was extremely dubious – not because I had qualms about Peter’s defence, but because I had no trust in the establishment systems, processes and procedures. An ominous sign was the Tribunal’s refusal to livestream their proceedings in real-time, and another ominous sign was that they failed to render a decision for many months when typically these kinds of matters were resolved within days.

It came as no surprise to me therefore when the Tribunal found against Dr. Canaday, on 21 November 2023.

I have discussed this development and the consequences for Peter’s career in my recent interview here: Dr. Peter Canaday: Champion of Medical Integrity, Victim of Institutional Injustice (watch 68 mins)

I urge all readers to watch attentively and to avail yourselves of the supporting documents posted alongside the video of our conversation and below. I believe you will find that there has indeed been a gross miscarriage of justice.

However, I also believe, quite strongly, that justice cannot be expected from a lawless adversary.

The establishment authorities in Medicine not only here in New Zealand but worldwide, under the aegis of the Federation of State Medical Boards and its international arm, the International Association of Medical Regulatory Agencies, have shown their rottenness – and iron control. The “fix” was and is “in” and it would be perilously naive for us to expect some sudden enlightenment from these quarters.

Doctors like Peter Canaday, who stepped up to the plate when their wisdom was most in need, have been hounded, harassed, fined and vilified. Instead, they should be crowned with laurels for upholding the principles of their profession, forged over millennia.

In the end, the final court of justice is us – the people – who can see through the operation of a racket hell-bent on instilling fear, undermining rational thought, and shilling for senselessly destructive measures that have caused unnecessary suffering and death.

It may take a while but we will hold them to account.

Pertinent supporting material:

About the Author

Emanuel E. Garcia, MD, is a Philadelphia-born psychoanalyst, psychiatrist and author who emigrated to New Zealand in 2006. He retired from psychiatric practice in 2021, refusing to be inoculated, after working in the public sector in New Zealand. Dr. Garcia is a member of New Zealand Doctors Speaking out with Science (NZDSOS) and a member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development Environment.

You can read more about Dr. Garcia’s forced retirement HERE.

Dr. Garica is the author or co-author of several books.  He publishes articles on a Substack page titled ‘NewZealandDoc’ which you can subscribe to and follow HERE.