Ontario’s Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill is gearing up for a pivotal showdown in the Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court on Wednesday.
Financially supported by Elon Musk’s X Corp., she’s aiming to challenge several cautions imposed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSO) over her Twitter comments made in 2020.
Dr. Gill, a distinguished specialist physician in the Greater Toronto Area, faces scrutiny for her vocal stance on various government Covid policies during the pandemic’s early stages.
“The CPSO issued guidance that doctors’ opinions during Covid-19 had to align with the government, and took steps to censure ethical physicians who raised alarm bells about public health policies,” said Dr. Gill’s lawyer, Lisa Bildy.
“But the stifling of scientific debate, especially on novel measures being imposed on a massive scale, is not reasonable, in our submission, nor is it in the public interest.”
Despite her extensive background in pediatrics and clinical immunology, including notable research contributions, her dissenting views triggered a cascade of investigations and disciplinary actions by the CPSO, following a malicious online campaign.
What did Dr. Gill say?
While most complaints against Dr. Gill were dismissed by the CPSO’s Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC), three cautions were issued regarding her tweets on lockdown efficacy and vaccine necessity.
Dr.’s posts under review are from August 2020 when she said: “There is absolutely no medical or scientific reason for this prolonged, harmful and illogical lockdown. #FactsNotFear”
Another social media post by Dr. Gill under review, she stated: “If you have not yet figured out that we don’t need a vaccine, you are not paying attention.”
These tweets, made in August 2020, garnered significant controversy despite Dr. Gill’s track record of supporting routine vaccinations and her nuanced position on Covid vaccine authorization at the time.
CPSO props up China’s handling of COVID as evidence against Dr. Kaur
The ICRC’s decision to caution Dr. Gill highlights the ongoing tension between medical professionals and public health policies during the pandemic. Dr. Gill’s lawyer, Lisa Bildy, argues that the CPSO’s actions stifled scientific discourse and ethical dissent, undermining the public interest.
In arguing against Dr. Gill’s statements, the ICRC brought up Communist China’s tyrannical handling of lockdowns as evidence that they work, where the government forcibly separated children from parents, and clubbed pets to death.
Some Chinese citizens who bravely protested their government’s COVID restrictions were beaten in the streets – and even burned alive while locked inside their apartments.
The upcoming judicial review signifies a critical moment in the battle for freedom of expression and professional integrity within Ontario’s medical community.
The hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 10, at Osgoode Hall, Toronto, at 10:00 a.m.
