Conduct unbecoming

By Natasha Danson (October 10, 2023, 11:40 AM EDT) -- What do the following scenarios have in common? A physician has a meltdown at a school concert and acts in a hostile and aggressive manner towards other attendees, including in front of children. A teacher has a dispute with their own children and fires a gun over their heads. A psychologist posts demeaning and degrading comments about individuals and groups on social media. A nurse posts criticisms on social media about the insensitive treatment of an elderly relative at a facility. See: Rathe v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 2013 ONSC 821; Fountain v. British Columbia College of Teachers, 2013 BCSC 773; Peterson v. College of Psychologists of Ontario, 2023 ONSC 4685; Strom v. Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association, 2020 SKCA 112....