On May 7, CBC published an article regarding the alleged involvement of an Ontario pharmacist in the proliferation of disturbing online material. Ontario’s pharmacy professionals are held to high ethical standards. The generation and distribution of such material by anyone entrusted with caring for communities as a regulated healthcare professional is reprehensible and offensive. The allegations contained in the story are extremely serious, and we are taking immediate steps to look in this matter further to determine the necessary actions we need to take to protect the public.
Conduct that is harmful to society and that victimizes individuals or communities, even if it is outside of a pharmacist’s practice, is subject to action by the College up to and including the initiation of an investigation, and where appropriate, disciplinary action.