A settlement has been reached between a Calgary-area chiropractor charged with misconduct and his college who charged him with misconduct for failing to wear a mask in the pandemic.Details of the settlement with Dr. Curtis Wall have been withheld but a joint statement will the College of Chiropractors of Alberta will be released in the coming days.In email, Wall's lawyer, James Kitchen of Liberty Coalition Canada, wrote,"Here is what I am permitted to tell you.I filed the attached application on April 18.The parties subsequently reached settlement.The parties provided the Council of the College with a joint submission at a hearing on July 9. The Council issued a decision on July 15.Pursuant to a settlement agreement the parties entered into, I will not be providing a copy of the decision. However, I encourage anybody wanting to view the decision to request a copy of it from the College."In the April 18 submission to the college's complaints commissioner, Kitchen argued that Wall's fines should be lifted because his convictions were directly or indirectly related to orders by the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) Dr. Deena Hinshaw. These orders were declared of no effect in the Ingram decision because such orders were going to the government for approval, contrary to laws governing emergency health orders.Kitchen quoted the pandemic directive in his submission, which said, "Follow all mandates and recommendations from Public Health and the Government of Alberta regarding your personal and professional conduct. As a regulated health professional, you have a fiduciary responsibility to follow all civil orders that originate from any level of government." .Tribunal rules against unmasked Calgary chiropractor Wall.Kitchen argued to the tribunal that total fines for Wall should amount to zero."Nothing with which the Member was charged failed to be somehow tethered to the Invalid CMOH Orders, unless it was tethered to nothing at all, as in the case of some sub-charges," Kitchen wrote."The Council must not permit to be enforced fines and costs tethered to findings of unprofessional conduct based on invalidated laws. To do so would be a miscarriage of justice and undermines the rule of law."Wall was found guilty of five charges and fined a total of $15,000 plus costs of $50,000..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
A settlement has been reached between a Calgary-area chiropractor charged with misconduct and his college who charged him with misconduct for failing to wear a mask in the pandemic.Details of the settlement with Dr. Curtis Wall have been withheld but a joint statement will the College of Chiropractors of Alberta will be released in the coming days.In email, Wall's lawyer, James Kitchen of Liberty Coalition Canada, wrote,"Here is what I am permitted to tell you.I filed the attached application on April 18.The parties subsequently reached settlement.The parties provided the Council of the College with a joint submission at a hearing on July 9. The Council issued a decision on July 15.Pursuant to a settlement agreement the parties entered into, I will not be providing a copy of the decision. However, I encourage anybody wanting to view the decision to request a copy of it from the College."In the April 18 submission to the college's complaints commissioner, Kitchen argued that Wall's fines should be lifted because his convictions were directly or indirectly related to orders by the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) Dr. Deena Hinshaw. These orders were declared of no effect in the Ingram decision because such orders were going to the government for approval, contrary to laws governing emergency health orders.Kitchen quoted the pandemic directive in his submission, which said, "Follow all mandates and recommendations from Public Health and the Government of Alberta regarding your personal and professional conduct. As a regulated health professional, you have a fiduciary responsibility to follow all civil orders that originate from any level of government." .Tribunal rules against unmasked Calgary chiropractor Wall.Kitchen argued to the tribunal that total fines for Wall should amount to zero."Nothing with which the Member was charged failed to be somehow tethered to the Invalid CMOH Orders, unless it was tethered to nothing at all, as in the case of some sub-charges," Kitchen wrote."The Council must not permit to be enforced fines and costs tethered to findings of unprofessional conduct based on invalidated laws. To do so would be a miscarriage of justice and undermines the rule of law."Wall was found guilty of five charges and fined a total of $15,000 plus costs of $50,000..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
