Those who forget their pathology scandals are doomed to repeat them.

In this issue of the Canadian Journal of Pathology you will find a fascinating account of the fortunately brief Canadian practice of Dick van Velzen, whose practice at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in the UK was publicly and extensively documented and criticized. It may surprise some readers that the typical Canadian pathology resident probably doesn't immediately recognize the names Dick van Velzen or Alder Hey. Some likely aren't even familiar with Canadian pathology's own more recent "scandals," including: The Goudge Inquiry into the practice of Dr. Charles Smith; the report into pathology failures in Miramichi, New Brunswick; the Cameron Inquiry on hormone receptor testing in Newfoundland; and the independent review into the Motherisk hair toxicology laboratory. I encourage all Canadian pathologists to read these reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]