Earlier this month, the B.C. Supreme Court refused to overturn the decision of British Columbia’s Hospital Appeal Board that resulted in Dr. Theresa Szezepaniak being suspended, and effectively fired, for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.

Szezepaniak argued that she should not have been disciplined for refusing to follow Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry’s October 2021 public health order (PHO), which required all doctors and nurses working in hospitals to be vaccinated.

Szezepaniak told the court that her being disciplined left a “black mark” on her reputation and violated her Charter right to life, liberty and security of the person, which, she argued, “includes the right to earn an income to support oneself and family.”

Judge Steven Wilson (a Liberal appointee) disagreed. Wilso

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