Fri Dec 10, 2021 – 5:24 pm EST
TORONTO (LifeSiteNews) — A New Blue Member of Provincial Parliament was kicked out of the Ontario legislature on Tuesday despite providing a negative test on the day of her ousting.
Pro-medical freedom New Blue MPP Belinda Karahalios was removed from the Ontario legislature by Conservative Speaker of the House Ted Arnott for having tested positive for COVID-19 within the past 90 days. Karahalios objected to the removal as she has since recovered from the virus, waited 14 days before returning to the building, and provided proof of a “negative” test that day.
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“Today, I entered the legislature with a negative COVID-19 test. After taking my seat to ask the Ford PC Gov a question, the Speaker had me removed despite being the MPP least likely to spread COVID-19. This is an affront to democracy. The Ford Gov is a disgrace,” penned Karahalios on Twitter.
In video footage of the event, Speaker Arnott opens by saying, “I need to address the Member for Cambridge (Karahalios). The Member for Cambridge is obviously in the precinct and in the Chamber at the present time, in contravention of the current COVID-19 screening protocols that have been adopted by the legislature, and I
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