By Asia Samachar | Canada |
X, the social media giant formerly known as Twitter, has agreed to pay the legal bills for a Canadian doctor previously chastised by regulators for her tweets about Covid-19.
Ontario-based Dr Kulvinder Kaur Gill had turned to the social media to raise C$300,000 to pay for legal proceedings that she initiated in 2021 to clear her name from what she deemed as spurious defamation.
In a message on March 21 on the X, directed to its billionaire owner Elon Mask, she wrote:
“Hi @elonmusk @X — as one of the first????????MDs to oppose lockdowns on twitter in 2020, in a socialized healthcare system where govt is sole-payer, I’ve been persecuted for 4yrs solely d/t my tweets. Pls help a fellow Cdn! ~$300K in court-ordered costs due in 4d: http://givesendgo.com/kulvinder”
She had tagged Mask’s entry in August 2023 when he stated: “If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill. No limit.”
The pediatrics specialist must have been surprised when Mask came back with a message of support.
“May Waheguru always bless you, Elon,” she said, using the Sikh term for God.
This was Dr Kulwinder’s entry when she launched a crowd funding:
Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill is a frontline physician in Ontario, Canada who supports fully informed voluntary consent without any forms of coercion or restriction in all medical decision-making. She is a long-time advocate for patient autonomy, evidence-based decision-making, protection of the patient-doctor relationship, and an accessible, quality healthcare system.
In the summer of 2020, Dr. Gill was one of the first Canadian physicians to bravely speak out publicly on social media about the catastrophic and irreparable harms of lockdowns. She quickly became the target of an orchestrated malicious online smear campaign that encouraged the public to lodge complaints to her regulatory college. In an attempt to clear her name from spurious defamation, she had launched legal proceedings against those responsible; but a pre-trial procedural ruling against her had led to a cost order of up to $1.2M in October 2022. This court procedural/motion decision and the cost order were both appealed, ultimately leading to a costs order of nearly $300K ordered in late February 2024 with just weeks to pay.
Dr. Gill was once a lone voice against lockdowns in Canada: a compassionate voice for humanity who has inspired countless people around the world to take a stand against harmful government measures. The arc of history has bent towards Dr. Gill; sadly her early warnings on lockdown harms have come to fruition. Compelled by her conscience, her courageous and ethical efforts to uphold the Hippocratic oath in supporting patient autonomy and speaking out against harmful lockdowns have come at an immense personal cost to Dr. Gill. Her supporters are using this platform to fundraise to support her legal fund, and her fight for our human rights. Please donate and share.
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