On April 1, 2026, the patient-provider relationship in British Columbia entered unmapped territory. The Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA), originally introduced as Bill 36, is now the law of the land. While the provincial government describes this 645-section overhaul as a necessary “modernization,” a growing chorus of doctors, nurses, and scientists warns of an Orwellian centralization of power that threatens the very core of medical freedom.
THE “APPROVED NARRATIVE” IS NOW LAW. 🚩
Under B.C.’s HPOA (Bill 36), your doctor faces $25k-$500k fines or jail time for contradicting the state.
Warrantless record seizures? Yes.
Forced mental health assessments for doctors? Yes.
A massive practitioner exodus? It’s already… pic.twitter.com/ANoH6Oqag2
— Unfiltered With Kels (@unfilteredwkels) April 4, 2026

