A former registered nurse in B.C. 's Interior is facing a disciplinary hearing over comments he allegedly made about COVID-19, Black Lives Matter demonstrations and racism in the province's health-care system. It claimed Taylor made five inflammatory comments over a series of months in 2020, during the earliest months of the pandemic and as Black Lives Matter demonstrations swept the United States after the murder of George Floyd. The citation didn't say when, where or to whom Taylor made the remarks, but said he had identified himself as a registered nurse. In regards to Black Lives Matter, Taylor is accused of saying he wanted to "take a road trip and go down and play paintball" after watching the demonstrations.

Source: CBC News October 18, 2022 19:16 UTC