This is the first installment of a three-part series on Dr. John O’Connor, the family physician to first identify higher-than-average cancer rates and rare forms of cancer in communities downstream of the Alberta oilsands.
Part 1: The Doctor and the Dawn of a New Oilsands Era: ‘It Was Fascinating’
The day John O’Connor landed in Canada from his native Scotland, he had no idea how much he would end up giving to this land, nor how much it would ultimately demand from him.
“I had no intention of staying in Canada,” he told DeSmog Canada in a recent interview. “The intention was (Read more…)