BC Doctor Blames Media and \u2018Cancel Culture\u2019 for Provincial Conservatives\u2019 Cutting His Candidacy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Friends Read Free<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 204<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Save<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Jennifer Cowan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4\/3\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Updated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4\/3\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10:25<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cancelled B.C. Conservative Party candidate Stephen Malthouse is blaming the prevalent \u201ccancel culture\u201d amplified by the media for his party\u2019s decision<\/a> to cut ties with him just hours after announcing his candidacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Denman Island doctor, whose licence was suspended in 2022 for signing mask and vaccine exemptions, said he bears no ill will toward the Conservatives. Instead he is pointing the finger at political rivals and the negative press he received within hours of the Conservative Party of British Columbia announcing his candidacy March 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe media has been weaponized by the current government and they will attack anyone that is challenging them,\u201d Dr. Malthouse said in an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times. \u201cAnd that is why there was such a vicious attack on me and the party.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Multiple media outlets and social media users criticized the party for endorsing a candidate that they alleged had spread \u201cmisinformation\u201d about the COVID-19 vaccine both during and after the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe reaction from the media was such that I think it made [the party] decide I was too much of a distraction from the policies that they wanted to move forward,\u201d Dr. Malthouse said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI know the optics of what\u2019s happened in the last few days \u2026 is that of cancel culture. There is an element of that. But I think what [leader] John Rustad has done is he\u2019s tried to make the best decision possible for the party.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Related Stories<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3\/29\/2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The B.C. Conservative Party announced Dr. Malthouse\u2019s candidacy on its website and social media accounts, describing him as a \u201cseasoned family physician\u201d who would be running in the Ladysmith-Oceanside riding. By that evening, all posts related to him had been deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Party president Aisha Estey announced in a March 28 social media post<\/a> that Dr. Malthouse was no longer a candidate, offering no other explanation than what was in a media statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are a new party, we have grown at a record pace, but some mistakes are bound to happen,\u201d Ms. Estey said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnfortunately, we nominated a couple of candidates who ultimately weren\u2019t the right fit for our team. We wish them all the best, and we thank them for putting their name forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Malthouse says he is disappointed to have been asked to step down, but he understands the party\u2019s reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy history of speaking out, particularly on the COVID issue\u201d might have caused \u201cconfusion about what the party stood for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was too far out, perhaps, for the majority of voters to understand and to make an informed decision about who to vote for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Epoch Times contacted both the B.C. Conservative Party and the province\u2019s governing NDP for comment but did not receive a reply by publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The B.C. Conservative Party\u2019s revival started after executives of BC United blocked<\/a> conservative commentator Aaron Gunn\u2019s bid for leadership of the party in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr. Gunn was attacked by the NDP for expressing views such as denying that Canada has \u201csystemic racism\u201d or is guilty of genocide. He then decided to rebrand<\/a> the provincial Conservative Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In December 2023, Mr. Gunn was nominated as a candidate by the Conservative Party of Canada, running for the North Island-Powell River riding in the next federal election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The B.C. Conservatives got a boost when then-independent MLA John Rustad crossed the floor to join the Conservatives in February 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr. Rustad was kicked out<\/a> of the B.C. Liberal \u200b\u200bcaucus in 2022 for his views on climate change. He was scolded by B.C. Liberal leader Kevin Falcon for speaking out on behalf of the caucus, saying \u201cpolitics is a team sport.\u201d The B.C. Liberals have been renamed as BC United since April 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The reprimand and subsequent ousting from the party came after Mr. Rustad reposted a tweet by Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mr. Rustad was acclaimed leader of the Conservatives last March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Malthouse, whose family practice has spanned more than four decades, became known during the pandemic for speaking against COVID-19 mandates in the media and for writing vaccine and mask exemptions for patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His decision to go against public health orders has cost him dearly. He is currently being investigated by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. and his licence was suspended<\/a> in March of 2022 after being a member of the regulatory body since 1978. The college accused Dr. Malthouse of signing vaccine and mask exemption forms \u201cthat he knew included false statements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said his decision to write exemptions was based on his belief as a doctor that all patients deserve the \u201cautonomy\u201d to decide what is best for their own health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMasks have been shown in high-quality studies to not prevent transmission of a virus but to increase Co2 levels and reduce oxygen levels and to actually make a Petri dish of bacteria and fungi\u201d against the face, Dr. Malthouse said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf someone told me they don\u2019t want to wear a mask \u2026 which fit with the science in terms of its safety and efficacy, I would give them an exemption. I felt that there was no choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He had similar sentiments about people being forced to take a vaccine to preserve their livelihood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeople were being forced against their will to take an experimental vaccine without being informed about its pros and cons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI felt anyone who did not want to take that vaccine had a right not to take it and I was going to help them to protect themselves and their children to the best of my ability. That\u2019s what doctors do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The college has also reprimanded Dr. Malthouse for speaking out against the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The public notification for his suspension said he \u201cstated medical conclusions absent any objective medical evidence, and provided diagnoses and courses of action potentially harmful to patients; and used his status as a registrant of the college to attempt to circumvent public health orders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n At least part of the reprimand is linked to Doctors on Tour, an initiative Dr. Malthouse spearheaded with other like-minded doctors in 2021 to get the word out about \u201cthe dangers\u201d of the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said his decision to spearhead the tour wasn\u2019t to build his reputation\u2014\u201cit actually had the opposite effect.\u201d He said he and his colleagues were \u201cdesperate\u201d to get started because the government was introducing COVID-19 vaccinations for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the most serious results, he said, were incidents of young people dropping dead on sports fields from myocarditis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s what we went out to tell people about,\u201d he said. \u201cWe felt it had to be done, and as doctors we were well placed to do that. We know how to read the research and how to understand it, and we know how to communicate with patients and with the general populace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With more than 45 years of medical experience, he has long had an interest in integrative medicine, an approach to health care that focuses on natural remedies, good nutrition, exercise, and overall wellness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Part of the message he hoped to deliver was that traditional medicine, in this case a vaccine, wasn\u2019t the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Doctors on Tour initiative consisted of six visits across three provinces, with the majority of stops in B.C. Meetings were typically held in small-town churches or similar venues, although there were stops in cities like Vancouver and Victoria as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dubbed the \u201cEducate Before You Vaccinate\u201d tour, the stops drew large crowds despite public health orders to social distance and limit gathering sizes, he said, describing attendees as \u201cdesperate\u201d for information that wasn\u2019t being filtered through \u201cmainstream media\u201d and politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first tour was such a success that the doctors followed up with a second called Justice for the Vaccinated to help those dealing with vaccine injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere were some people that had six people in their family die,\u201d Dr. Malthouse said. \u201cPeople would come onto the stage and they would start crying and telling their story. And so we tried to give people a voice to speak out to let people know they were not crazy\u2014which is what their doctors were telling them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As for Dr. Malthouse\u2019s disciplinary hearing, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. tells him its investigation is still ongoing and has postponed the hearing until later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The college declined to comment other than to say that Dr. Malthouse \u201ccontinues to be suspended from practice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether his licence is reinstated or not, the fleeting political candidate plans to be active in BC Town Halls 2024<\/a>, a non-partisan initiative to inform British Columbians about provincial legislation that \u201cviolates\u201d their rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Health care is just one of the issues discussed at the town halls, but it is a topic that Dr. Malthouse is especially passionate about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMore than a million citizens here do not have a family doctor, and walk-in clinics are closing,\u201d he said. \u201cEmergency departments are closing, maternity wards are closing, and people can\u2019t get an ambulance. They\u2019re being sent down to the United States for cancer care. Our health-care system is under attack.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Malthouse said he will continue to back the party that dropped him and remains open to serving as a health-care adviser as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He applauds the B.C. Conservative Party for its tough stance on safer supply drugs<\/a> and removing SOGI<\/a> from schools, as well as its commitment to rehire health care workers who were fired for refusing the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI still think this party has a chance to save this province, because right now it\u2019s being driven into the dirt.\u201d [THE EPOCH TIMES<\/strong>, April 3, 2024]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [Sadly, even the good guys are weak. The B.C. Conservative Party grew out of the restrictions of the former provincial Liberals now the BC United Party. Well, divergent thinking has big limits even with these supposed freedom fighters. 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Vaccine and Mask Exemptions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Looking to the Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n