Brian Day: podcast appearances and interviews

Brian Day, born January 29, 1947, is a Canadian orthopedic surgeon and health researcher. He has served as a past president of the Canadian Medical Association and is known for his advocacy of expanding private options within Canada's healthcare system. His position includes support for the use of non-government health insurance alongside the publicly funded system. Day is recognized internationally for his pioneering work in arthroscopic sports surgery and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2023, becoming the first orthopedic surgeon to receive this honor. That same year, he was also made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, and in 2025, he received the King Charles III Coronation Medal. As the founder and medical director of Cambie Surgery Centre and Specialist Referral Clinic in Vancouver, he has been a spokesperson for a prominent legal case against the provincial government, known as Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia (Medical Services Commission). This multi-year lawsuit concluded in 2023 and is often referred to as the 'Day Case.' In 2025, Day published a memoir titled My Fight for Canadian Healthcare: A Thirty-Year Battle to Put Patients First, in which he reflects on his legal and professional efforts to promote private healthcare options in Canada.