The evidentiary portion of a disciplinary hearing for a B.C. nurse by her regulatory college over online comments she made on gender issues wrapped up on Nov. 8, and the case will continue into next year.
The British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) says it will announce the dates for closing arguments once they are determined.
The college said the statements were “made across various online platforms, including but not limited to podcasts, videos, published writings, and social media,” between July 2018 and March 2021.
BCCNM, the largest health profession regulator in Western Canada, says Ms. Hamm’s statements were unprofessional and violated their standards.
Ms. Hamm was called to testify during the hearing. Also appearing before the panel was Toronto psychologist James Cantor, who testified for the defence.
Ms. Hamm said she was thankful to all those who had supported her over the past three years.
She thanked her legal team, Lisa Bildy and Kren Bastow, calling them “fierce, brilliant women.”
She also thanked the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), which financially supported her case.
“Canada would be a far, far darker place without their dedication to our rights & freedoms. Their work is indispensable to all of us, even to those Canadians who’ve been captured by grotesque ideologies,” she said.
“I would have had zero chance of standing up for women & children were it not for their financial backing.”
An investigation into Ms. Hamm’s conduct was started by the BCCNM in November 2020. This is the sixth time she has appeared before the panel as the hearing schedule has been split. Her first appearance was in September 2022, then again in October of that year. She also faced the hearing in January 2023, twice in October, and Nov. 6 to 8.
The JCCF says Canadian regulatory bodies need to stop pushing ideology.
