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Social network X pays legal fees for reprimanded Canadian doctor

Natasha Kumar By Natasha Kumar Mar24,2024

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One ​​of the doctor's tweets claimed that vaccination against COVID-19 was not necessary. (Archives)

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Elon Musk's social network X says it will help pay the legal fees of a Canadian doctor previously reprimanded by authorities for her posts about COVID-19. =”StyledBodyHtmlParagraph-sc-48221190-4 hnvfyV”>In a post Sunday morning on the X News account, the company formerly known as Twitter wrote that it was proud to defend Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill against what she calls government-backed efforts to cancel her speech.

In 2021, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario warned the Brampton, Ont., pediatrician over her tweets, including one claiming that COVID-19 vaccination is not necessary. ;was not necessary.

The doctor is leading a crowdfunding campaign seeking $300,000 to help pay legal fees, including a costs order related to the lawsuit she filed against what she called a Malicious online smear campaign.

Ms. Gill posted an X message saying that Mr. Musk was committed to paying for the remainder of her crowdfunding campaign and x27;help appeal the College's warnings from 2021.

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Dr. Gill identified Mr. Musk in a message to him seeking help earlier this week, saying she owed about $300,000 in fees due in four days.

Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116

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