Three former Ontario nurses whose social media posts spread vaccine misinformation and COVID-19 conspiracy theories have appealed the dismissal of a $1-million libel suit against two of their critics.
Former Ontario nurses Kristal Pitter, Kristen Nagle and Sara Choujounian, left to right, have been involved in controversies over their views against COVID-19 vaccination. The three are appealing the dismissal of their libel suit against the Canadian Nurses Association and a media organization.
In their court filings, the plaintiffs alleged separate editorials published by the defendants critiquing their roles in organizing Protesters, seen here in September 2021, link arms outside the Ontario Legislature in Toronto for several minutes as part of co-ordinated demonstrations at hospitals and other sites across the country during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"This case has been a real significant burden on my client," Paul Champ, the lawyer for TNI, told CBC News on Thursday. He believes the appeal by the CFN is a further attempt not only to silence his client, but also to ruin its finances. "As the matter remains active before the courts, it would be inappropriate for us to comment at this time," he wrote in an email.According to the provincial regulator, the College of Nurses of Ontario, none of the three is entitled to practise nursing after facing separate disciplinary hearings by a tribunal.
The court documents state that, as of March 28, the CFN had $23,854.06 in cash and is engaged in crowdfunding its legal fees.Choujounian sold her home in Mississauga for $820,000 last January, earning a $200,000 profit with which she "purchased a modest amount of silver and gold.
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