BC Conservatives Drop Doctor Candidate Whose Licence Was Suspended During Pandemic

Published on March 29, 2024

The B.C. Conservative Party has cut ties with a Denman Island doctor whose licence was suspended in 2022 for signing mask and vaccine exemptions and making statements contradicting the regulatory college, just hours after announcing his candidacy this week. The party described Stephen Malthouse on its website and social media accounts as a “seasoned family physician” in a March 27 announcement of his candidacy in the Ladysmith-Oceanside riding. By evening, all posts related to Dr. Malthouse had been deleted. Party president Aisha Estey later announced on social media Dr. Malthouse was no longer a candidate. “Dr. Stephen Malthouse is no longer a candidate for the Conservative Party of British Columbia,” Ms. Estey wrote in a March 28 post. “We thank him for putting his name forward and we wish him all the best.”...

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