A disciplinary tribunal is set to make a decision that could have wide-reaching implications for many doctors being investigated after opposing COVID-19 health measures, says attorney Michael Alexander.
The tribunal, which hears disciplinary cases within the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), has reserved its decision on the case of Dr. Crystal Luchkiw while weighing the arguments presented at a May 19 hearing.
It was the final hearing in a series of hearings that has explored the limits of doctors’ freedoms of speech and practice, and the limits of the CPSO’s powers over the profession.
COVID Measures ‘Mere Guidelines’
Alexander, Luchkiw’s attorney, has argued all along that the CPSO’s rules for doctors on COVID health measures are “mere guidelines” or “recommendations” and don’t have the power of law….