Don't Make David Milgaard Testify!

It's kind of like raping the rape victim, which is often what happens when police interrogate a survivor of sexual assault. They revictimized him or her.

That's the way Dave would feel if he is forced to testify at the inquiry. He issued a public statement today in Saskatoon, urging the government to quickly resolve the cases of Michel Dumont in Quebec and Ronald Dalton in Newfoundland, which make Dave "ashamed to be a Canadian."

Of course, it would be helpful to have David's firsthand testimony. But if it's going to traumatize him and make him "feel sick," why can't the inquiry proceed without him? It's only decent and humane. Leave him alone. He's created a new life and spends much of his time traveling abroad. Let him have some peace of mind without having to relive those frightful 23 years again.

Sigrid Mac