Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall says she was surprised at the media and public interest following her ban last week from Parliament Hill.
Wagantall was escorted off the grounds on June 3 for refusing to disclose whether she was vaccinated for COVID-19, in violation of a rule that those within the House of Commons precinct must provide proof that they are fully vaccinated.
In an interview with The Epoch Times, Wagantall said she had modest expectations for her impromptu press conference at 4:30 p.m. that day, both because it was a Friday and because the media were given just 45 minutes’ notice.
“We always get upset when the government does that, when everybody’s going home and no one’s listening, and so I honestly didn’t expect a huge response. … [But] the attention to this by the media was significant,” she said….