Appeal Court Quashes Fine Against Saskatchewan Nurse Who Made Critical Facebook Post

Carolyn Strom, left, arrives at the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan in Regina, Saskatchewan on September 17, 2019. Strom was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association in 2016 and handed the financial penalty. That ruling was reversed on Oct. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell

Saskatchewan’s highest court has overruled a disciplinary decision and $26,000 fine levied against a nurse who criticized her grandfather’s care on Facebook.

The Court of Appeal quashed the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association’s finding of professional misconduct against Carolyn Strom, a registered nurse from Prince Albert, Sask.