Second Row: Drs. Leo Rosenberg, Dave West, Murray Schneider, and Martin Gurvey. Mr. Don Meyrick. Drs. Normand Danis, Ronald Collett, Rod Belyea, Barbara Shortreed, Angelika Koeth, Dale Mireau, and Gil Bohemier.
Third Row: CCA President Dr. Bill Johnstone, Drs. Ron Carter, Keath Nevison, Brian McLaughlin, and Richard Giguere. Attorney David Chapman-Smith. Drs. Gord Hasick, Tim McKay, Robert Gringmuth, John Thyret, Paul Carey, and Luc Bouchard.
Fourth Row: Drs. Howard Vernon (facilitator), Don Henderson (facilitator), Gary Cere, Bruce Makos, Art Lopes, Gary Dyck, Lex Grier, Sil Mior (facilitator), Marion McGregor (observer), and Jim Watkins (staff).
When I graduated from chiropractic college in 1981 and started practice, I heard it all, and very little was positive. “You are a quack; you do not know what a subluxation is; you couldn’t get into a real health care program, so you chose the one that is slightly above a mail-order degree; you have no proof that chiropractic works; Are you really licensed?”, and so much more.
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