Dr. Goodenowe's response to CBC's April 28, 2026 article on Bill 55
The corrected CBC article, the public correction CBC issued, and Dr. Goodenowe's complete interview with reporter Alexander Quon, recorded April 28, 2026.
Background
What happened
The article, "College of Physicians and Surgeons of Sask. welcomes powers to go after people practising medicine illegally," was written by reporter Alexander Quon and originally published on the morning of April 28, 2026. The article reported the position of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) and Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill on Bill 55, the Saskatchewan government's pending legislation to expand CPSS's investigative and enforcement powers.
After the original article was published, Dr. Goodenowe contacted Mr. Quon directly to address a factual inaccuracy regarding the status of his defamation lawsuit against Saskatchewan NDP MLA Jared Clarke, and to provide an on-the-record statement on Bill 55. CBC subsequently issued a correction, added Dr. Goodenowe's response to the body of the article, and included a clip from the interview in the accompanying video segment.
The defamation action against MLA Clarke and Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck had been filed in the Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan at Regina on April 15, 2026, and was publicly available online prior to the publication of the April 28 article. During the interview, Dr. Goodenowe stated that the article had not reflected the publicly available court filing.
The article
The corrected CBC article
The correction
The correction CBC issued
A previous version of this story said that Dayan Goodenowe had yet to file a lawsuit against Saskatchewan NDP MLA Jared Clarke. In fact, that lawsuit has been filed at Regina's Court of King's Bench.
Source: CBC News, April 28, 2026, 4:43 PM CST
The defamation action, Goodenowe and Lakeview Regional Wellness Centre Inc. v. Beck and Clarke (court file number KBG-RG-00802-2026), was filed in the Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan, Judicial Centre of Regina, on April 15, 2026.
The interview
Dr. Goodenowe's complete interview with Alexander Quon
The full interview is provided here so the public can view the complete conversation. During the interview, Dr. Goodenowe addressed the status of the defamation action, raised concerns that publicly available materials regarding Bill 55 had not been referenced in prior reporting, and described the work of the Moose Jaw operations as focused on education, infrastructure, and community-based support, including services offered without charge to Saskatchewan residents. Excerpts appear in CBC's published coverage.
This page documents Dr. Goodenowe's response to one article in CBC Saskatchewan's twelve-article series.
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