I totally support your argument, M. Picard.  Wish the nurse in question had asked me to do it for her, and I would have gladly and enthusiastically.  All nurses need to remember they are only nurses when they're on the job.  They are citizens, like the rest of us, when they're not. They have families who use the medical system and are sometimes victims of it, like the rest of us. They should have the right to speak publicly about their concerns, like the rest of us. I agree a first approach would have been a "quiet" one, but as it has turned out, I doubt very much that would have had any effect. Clearly, this woman is being over-charged and over-punished: the citizens of Saskatchewan, for whom she has stood tall, should now stand tall on her behalf.