Tue Nov 8, 2022 – 2:52 pm ESTTue Nov 8, 2022 – 2:53 pm EST
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom) — The Justice Centre is pleased to announce that the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS) has abandoned its attempts to discipline nurse Shelley Wilson.
Wilson is an experienced nurse practitioner serving southern Saskatchewan, where she offers clinical services to rural communities suffering healthcare shortages, especially due to a lack of physicians.
In 2021, Wilson had expressed views on social media regarding COVID-19 vaccines, masks, and treatment options, which did not accord with public health or mainstream media narratives.
The CRNS proposed that Wilson “voluntarily” enter into an agreement which required her to admit that her expression amounted to professional misconduct, with the looming threat that if she did not agree, she could be referred to the discipline committee for an oral hearing.
The CRNS has a record of attempting to discipline nurses for expressing views on social media. The ground-breaking SK Court of Appeal case Strom v. Saskatchewan Nurses’ Association (Strom) had clarified the limits of the College’s reach into the expression of its members.
Lawyers representing Wilson were pleased to announce
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