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Sat Mar 18, 2023, 05:56 AM Mar 2023

B.C. man shocked to discover health file described him as a 'redneck hick'

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/health-authority-investigating-bc-man-derogatory-comments-in-health-file-merritt-kamloops-1.6781506

B.C. man shocked to discover health file described him as a 'redneck hick'

Interior Health has confirmed the complaint, said it is currently under investigation

CBC News · Posted: Mar 16, 2023 7:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 16

A Merritt, B.C., man says he was shocked to discover that notes from his physiotherapist in his official worker's compensation file used derogatory comments to describe him and his injuries.

Robert Munro, 37, hurt his back in December while on the job, delivering furniture. He filed a WorkSafeBC claim and ended up in physiotherapy.

But while reviewing his WorkSafeBC file, he came across comments referring to him as a "redneck hick to death" and an "uneducated massive redneck p—y," and claimed he was "playing the system."

"The [physiotherapist] was really nice right up front," Munro told Daybreak Kamloops guest host Doug Herbert.

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B.C. man shocked to discover health file described him as a 'redneck hick' (Original Post) sl8 Mar 2023 OP
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