OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says that his caucus has agreed to “respect and abide by” the new rules set mandating vaccination for MPs, but at the “earliest opportunity,” his party will
be challenging it in the House of Commons.
The rules, set by a long-standing cross-party committee of MPs called the Board of Internal Economy, will apply to anyone that wants to enter buildings within the House of Commons precinct, including the Chamber. The issue is top of mind as an all-party committee decided last week that members of Parliament will need to be double vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a medical exemption to take their seat in the House of Commons.
"We should be doing what constituents ended up sending us here to do, and that's to hold this Liberal government to account." Trudeau has said people with legitimate medical reasons for being unvaccinated will be exempt from vaccine mandates for federally regulated workers and air and train travellers.
Lewis has been an outspoken critic of vaccine mandates and last week also posted on social media about vaccinating children against COVID-19.
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