Allegations of Dr. Jean-Marc Benoit’s professional misconduct have been referred to the Discipline Tribunal of the College. It is alleged that commencing approximately September 2020, Dr. Benoit engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct and/or failed to maintain the standard of practice of the profession in relation to his communications, including but not limited to communications on online/digital platforms, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and related issues. This includes but is not limited to making misleading, incorrect or inflammatory statements about vaccinations, treatments and public health measures for COVID-19, and unprofessional comments directed at others; and allegations that Dr. Benoit is incompetent in relation to his communications, outlined above.
It is also alleged that commencing approximately May 2022, Dr. Benoit engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct in relation to disclosing College investigative materials, including by posting materials online and failing to remove them upon request.
It is further alleged that in the course of the investigation, Dr. Benoit engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct in failing to cooperate with the College’s investigation, including by failing to provide information in response to written inquiries.