# Ontario paramedic fired for criticizing Israel on social media hopes to be reinstated
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Publisher: Global News · published 2025-08-01 · read 2026-09-11

Original: https://globalnews.ca/news/11314675/ontario-paramedic-fired-for-criticizing-israel-hopes-to-be-reinstated/

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## Who is named (9)

- [Patrick Casey](https://truthscore.com/entity/109defa2)
- [Daniel Paré](https://truthscore.com/entity/3aed6d05)
- [Katherine Grzejszczak](https://truthscore.com/entity/5fa0f59b)
- [Centre for Free Expression](https://truthscore.com/entity/7046a763)
- [York Region](https://truthscore.com/entity/81342d7b)
- [United Nations](https://truthscore.com/entity/8a643e61)
- [Israel](https://truthscore.com/entity/9e6b26cf)
- [Gaza health ministry](https://truthscore.com/entity/aff86f67)
- [CUPE Ontario Municipal Workers](https://truthscore.com/entity/bff16ef5)

## Restated (already known — zero weight)

- [According to the Gaza health ministry, at least 65,208 people have been killed in the nearly two‑year war.](https://truthscore.com/claim/46b85c34)
- [She was abruptly fired last month over a Facebook comment criticizing Israel’s military actions in the Middle East.](https://truthscore.com/claim/082d0ebb)
- [She was about to be back on an ambulance at the end of July.](https://truthscore.com/claim/3d2c6869)
- [She was fired on June 20.](https://truthscore.com/claim/648163ee)
- [She criticized Israel’s bombing of Gaza and several countries, and accused Israel of starving Palestinian children and killing health‑care workers.](https://truthscore.com/claim/3f50d3d1)
- [Officials launched an investigation into an employee’s “concerning comments on social media” on June 19.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4f2b342f)
- [Her dismissal has triggered concern among free speech advocates and lawyers who say it was a violation of Grzejszczak’s Charter rights.](https://truthscore.com/claim/04567b49)
- [She was exercising her Charter‑protected right to freedom of expression.](https://truthscore.com/claim/33e71aab)
- [He called on York Region to reinstate Grzejszczak.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d5abcf1a)
- [She is to be judged on whether she meets her professional standards of care, not her political beliefs.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e17948be)
- [There has been no suggestion that Katherine’s political beliefs have ever resulted in any inappropriate treatment of any patient.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e1aa9640)
- [There is no change from York Region since the matter was initially addressed.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b043d1a8)
- [The entire process of firing Grzejszczak took less than 48 hours.](https://truthscore.com/claim/f40b5269)
- [There was no proper investigation.](https://truthscore.com/claim/827f754f)
- [The decision sets a precedent that should worry workers across the province, and CUPE will continue to fight for her reinstatement.](https://truthscore.com/claim/957cd19a)
- [It has seen an increase in the number of people being penalized for expressing political views since the start of the Israel‑Hamas war.](https://truthscore.com/claim/bc37f933)
- [The latest war in Gaza began with the Hamas‑led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a2cb9371)
- [The United Nations and other independent experts view its figures as the most reliable count of casualties.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4fab860b)
- [She was looking forward to working in the field again after a six‑year union leave.](https://truthscore.com/claim/adcbdf84)
- [Israel has disputed the figures, saying it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas.](https://truthscore.com/claim/57ef1c0c)

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