An article in the Toronto Star, published on November 25, 2023, written by Shrree Pardakar and titled “Health Workers Feel a ‘Culture of Silencing'” provides further evidence of the Canadian persecution of those who defend Palestinians, this time in the medical field. I will simply type the article over a series of days in parts.
Freedom and rights. Life and death. As Israel leaves Gaza in blood-soaked dust and imperils the right to life there, the freedom to denounce it is becoming increasingly repressed in Canada.
Under these circumstances, it’s not surprising that several Ontario doctors who are facing repercussions for supporting Palestinian rights were nervous speaking to me. Some said they feared reprisals, others said they did not want to exacerbate delicate work relationships.
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Ge’s case is one of many emerging in the Ontario health sector. Another high profile incident involved Ben Thomson, a nephrologist at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, who was suspended from his job, threatened and doxed online after posting in support of Palestine.
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