Licence stripped from Manitoba doctor convicted of sexually assaulting female patients

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Disgraced family doctor Arcel Bissonnette has had his licence revoked two months after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting five female patients at his practice southeast of Winnipeg.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba held a hearing on Wednesday during which its executive committee of council made the decision to cancel his certificate of practice.

Bissonnette, who goes to trial in February on 10 more counts of sexual assault, hasn’t practised since November 2020, when the initial charges were laid.

“On behalf of the medical profession, I acknowledge the bravery of the women, who, while enduring trauma and harm inflicted on them, came forward and testified in the trial to hold Dr. Bissonnette

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