A disciplinary hearing against a Calgary chiropractor who treated patients without wearing a mask has become a forum under oath to debate the efficacy of masking to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors (ACAC), now renamed as the College of Chiropractors of Alberta, took action against Curtis Wall on July 22, 2021, for alleged “unprofessional conduct” for not following mask requirements set out by the ACAC’s Pandemic Practice Directive. Wall, who has been a chiropractor since 1996, has a medical verification of a disability that renders him unable to wear a mask, as it causes him anxiety and other health problems. Tribunal hearings for Wall began Sept. 1 last year and have continued sporadically. Wall is represented by Calgary lawyer James Kitchen, who initially took on the case through his private practice, but later as part of Liberty Coalition Canada. Kitchen called on four …