Man Wanted for Intimidating Doctor

Friday, 14 October 2022 07:26

By Geoff Waterfield

Police say doctor was threatened after promoting mask wearing

An Ontario man is facing charges under a new law against intimidating a health-care worker.

Police say they are looking for the 58-year-old in relation to threatening phone calls made to an Ottawa area family doctor.

That doctor says she was threatened after appearing on a national TV show advocating for people to keep wearing masks.

Harassment and intimidation of health-care workers took on new levels during the pandemic, prompting the federal government to pass a law in December 2021 to specifically make it a crime to intimidate health workers or their patients.

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Man Wanted for Intimidating Doctor

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