A Conservative MP who refused to disclose his vaccination status tried to enter the House of Commons on Friday and was told to leave.
Cathay Wagantall, who represents Yorkton-Melville in Saskatchewan, said at a press conference she held on Parliament Hill that she was told she needed to leave the House of Commons.
Ms Wagantall said she spoke to the Conservative House Leader on Friday, who advised her that while she could stay while the House sat, she would have to leave at the end of the day.
The House Board of Internal Economy in November 2021 set a requirement that anyone in the precinct must show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination, although Speaker Anthony Rota later ruled that the Bureau had exceeded its authority. .
The Liberals and NDP then joined hands to pass a motion to extend the hybrid meetings of Parliament, which also specified that anyone entering the precinct must be completely immune to COVID-19 or have a valid medical exemption.
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Ms Wagantall said she left on her own voluntarily, but believed that if the sitting was adjourned she would be arrested and deported.
After he left the building alone, he was accompanied by a Sergeant-at-Arms of Parliament.
He said he arrived in Ottawa at the end of April and before that date, he made a three round trip to Ottawa alone.
Ms Wagantall said she was not allowed into her office and it had not been accessed since November 2021.
He added that he is not allowed to fly or train, citing that it takes about three and a half days by car to get to the nation’s capital from his ride to Saskatchewan.
Ontario is open. My province has been open for a long time. I do not underestimate the case of anyone who has suffered from COVID. But whatever, it’s time for this country to move onhe commented.
Source: Radio-Canada
