Fired B.C. nurse launches human rights complaints, says constitutional advocacy group

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says a nurse who was sanctioned by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) and fired by her employer has filed two human rights complaints with the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms was founded in 2010, to "defend the constitutional freedoms of Canadians through litigation and education," says its website.

In March, the BCCNM announced a disciplinary panel with the college determined Amy Hamm committed unprofessional conduct for making "public discriminatory statements directed towards transgender people while identifying as a nurse."

It said Hamm's statements made across "various online platforms" between July 2018 and March 2021 were partly designed "to elicit fear, contempt and outrage against members of the transgender community."

In June, the college updated a news release that said that its discipline committee would deliberate on an appropriate penalty and costs at a future date. It also announced that Hamm had filed an appeal of the March decision in B.C. Supreme Court.

The justice centre says in a news release that Hamm was the "target of escalating disciplinary measures, and eventually termination, for expressing views on gender and women's rights during her personal time."

It says her first application to the human rights tribunal is against Vancouver Coastal Health, alleging discrimination based on her political beliefs that led to her dismissal in March 2025.

The centre says the second application is against the College of Nurses and Midwives and claims regulatory authorities used their power to enforce a particular worldview — in this case, gender ideology.

The news release says Hamm is seeking reinstatement, a public apology, a declaration that she was discriminated against, as well as monetary compensation.

The B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives' disciplinary panel said Hamm can share her views but not while identifying her professional affiliation as a nurse.

In September 2020, Hamm helped pay for an I Love J.K. Rowling Sign on Hastings Street in Vancouver, supporting the author's views about gender identity. It was taken down a day after it was put up.

Since the hearing with B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives, Hamm has written several columns for a variety of media outlets on multiple issues, including politics and crime, as well as sex and gender.

On Monday, the BCCNM confirmed that Hamm holds a registration with the college.