BC College of Physicians and Surgeons Must Withdraw All Proceedings Against Ethically Courageous Doctors

A sign for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health in Richmond, B.C., on April 10, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

Commentary

A handful of headstrong and ethically courageous B.C. doctors have stood up and voiced their concerns about the potential harms associated with provincial COVID-19 policies. These doctors, Charles Hoffe, Stephen Malthouse, Daniel Nagase, and Kevin Sclater, have all run afoul of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. In the interest of brevity and clarity, the reflections that follow will be confined to a single case—that of Dr. Hoffe, who was one of the first, if not the first, B.C. physician to be censured by the college.