A physician who has taken a publicly critical stance to pandemic measures such as COVID-19 vaccination was suspended by his college on Jan. 5.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) suspended Dr. Chris Shoemaker through an interim order under the Regulated Health Professions Act.
Under the act and its Health Professions Procedural Code, the college can impose an interim suspension on a physician if it is “of the opinion the conduct of the member exposes or is likely to expose the member’s patients to harm or injury.”
CPSO spokesperson Shae Greenfield told The Epoch Times the CPSO is prohibited from disclosing details about what led to the suspension and that the information could emerge later if Dr. Shoemaker appeals the suspension to the provincial court, a decision he hasn’t made yet….