Former BC nurse Amy Hamm's free expression appeal attracts five intervention applications

VANCOUVER, BC: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that lawyers funded by the Justice Centre have filed responses to five applications for intervenor status in Amy Hamm's appeal before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, underscoring the broader public importance of a case concerning freedom of expression and the authority of professional regulators to discipline their members.

Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre are representing Ms. Hamm throughout her appeal of disciplinary decisions made by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). The case arises from social media comments she made about sex and gender while identifying herself as a nurse. Although the comments were made outside her employment and did not involve patient care, a BCCNM disciplinary panel found that several constituted unprofessional conduct.