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Earlier this month, the CCO released unofficial results for the district in which Anderson-Peacock was running for re-election. She was narrowly defeated by chiropractor Dr. Steven Lester. Unless there’s a recount, she will lose her seat on the CCO council. However, one of the new councillors elected last week, Dr. Paul Groulx, also has a history of promoting anti-vaccination views.

In 2015 Groulx posted a promotion by Vaccine Choice Canada, an anti-vax group, to his Facebook page. He also mocked the effectiveness of flu vaccines on Facebook in 2017, and in 2016 announced his daughter had not been vaccinated. (While these posts have now been removed, the Post has archived copies.)

If a professional regulator is allowed to be so wrong about a basic building block of public health, the public should demand change for its own protection

Groulx told the Post that he has changed his position on chiropractors discussing vaccination: “Personally, I used to question vaccines but years ago I realized it had nothing to do with our practice. I have been outspoken for quite some time that the vaccine issue needs to be shut down. By shut down I mean zero tolerance on speaking about vaccinations. It’s none of our business.”

On March 10, Ryan Armstrong, a London-based health activist, filed a formal written complaint to the CCO about Anderson-Peacock’s anti-vaccination statements. The CCO would not confirm to the Post whether it was investigating Anderson-Peacock or the other two members of the CCO executive, Dr. Peter Amlinger and Dr. Clifford Hardick, whom the Post identified as having made anti-vaccination statements.