660 THE ADVOCATE
VOL. 79 PART 5 SEPTEMBER 2021
• “As we struggle to find our new normal, the Advocate, a publication
involving no travel or gathering, should not be one of the imperiled
features of the life of a B.C. lawyer. To find out otherwise is shocking.
And to learn that I pay a $27 subscription—can it be that that is all?
What a steal! For all that interesting and beautiful package—the
mind boggles. … And I wish to note that I write this as someone who
is half a year on the right side of 40, in case you are tracking demographics.”
– Kelsey McDermott, Mandell Pinder LLP, Vancouver
• “Since moving to Richmond, B.C., I have felt quite disconnected
but could always count on the Advocate to keep me posted and provide
interesting reading material about a wealth of subjects that
interest me. I read every edition from cover to cover … on a personal
note, before my brother Howard (also a lawyer and partner
of Bull Housser & Tupper) passed away tragically a few years ago,
he spoke to me about writing about his death for the Advocate …
that is how important it was to him.” – Perry Ehrlich, Kahn Zack
Ehrlich Lithwick LLP, Richmond
• “During a recent convalescence of an accident, I read the Advocate
(several issues) from cover to cover. The result was that I was
regretful that I had not done this for years on end. … It is a highquality
publication, and I urge the benchers to continue supporting
it.” – F. Kenneth Walton, Q.C., F. Kenneth Walton Law Corporation,
Victoria
• “I recently heard news that the Advocate may cease to be. My
immediate thought was ‘What would my father think?!’ As you
may know, my late father was Gordon Turriff, Q.C., a life bencher
and frequent reader of and contributor to the Advocate. Had he
been buried, he would be rolling over in his grave.” – Katie Van
Nostrand, Mathews Dinsdale & Clark LLP, Vancouver
• “Please leave the Advocate alone. It is a unique treasure of the bar
in British Columbia. As Churchill said: ‘Fear is a reaction. Courage
is a decision.’ Let us not sacrifice the Advocate in reaction to fiscal
fears. Let us take the courageous decision and protect it.” – Lindsay
Goldberg, Fulton and Company Law Corporation, Vancouver
• “The Advocate is more relevant and important today than it has
ever been. We are in an era where we are losing so much that is
tangible that gives us a sense of professionalism, community and
collegiality, including most recently the Law Courts Inn. If the
Advocate moves to an online-only format, the e-mail subscription