3. He's being paid by the prosecution. He's being paid just as much as Allard and Watts were.
4. He likes to get his name in the paper, and he'd already 'diagnosed' LM and was giving interviews about it before LM was even arrested.
I think you guys are being too hard on Dr tan, too. From what I can remember, the worst thing be ever did was give LM about 5 Viagra tablets in the 8 years or so that he was seeing him. He didn't prescribe him any psychotropic drugs at all. Not sure about Canada but here your specialist Dr (eg psychiatrist or neurologist or oncologist) would write to your GP and tell them all the meds you are on and everything. They do NOT just take your word for. Your GP needs to know what you are on so he doesn't accidentally prescribe something that will cause a fatal interaction. Why just assume that there was no liaison between the gap and the psychiatrists?
According to Tan he had no communication with LM's psychiatrist and everything in his report was again self reported by LM.
The Toronto doctor said he did not have access to Magnotta's psychiatric records and all the information in his files came directly from the accused.
Tan said during the time he treated Magnotta, the accused was receiving financial aid from the Ontario disability support program, though he told the doctor he was working as an actor and model, and later, as an escort.
So this doctor also knew that LM was receiving financial aid from the taxpayers of Ontario at the same time as living the "high flying glamorous life of an actor, model and escort". But never thought to report this to the ODSP? Or at least discuss it with his psychiatrist to see if there was any truth to it? Dr. Tan is a walk in clinic doctor, not a GP with a family practice.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...e-was-being-watched-doctors-testify-1.2822156