Derek Sloan says there are pluses and minuses to being an independent MP, but on the whole he has accomplished much more sitting as an independent than when he was part of a political party. “We’ve been able to vote against certain legislation that no one else was willing to. We’ve been able to ask questions in the House of Commons on subjects that no one else was wishing to,” Sloan told The Epoch Times. “And when I say we, I just mean myself and my few staff.” Being independent, he said, has allowed him to be more vocal in his opposition to COVID-19 lockdowns, give voice to medical whistleblowers who hold divergent views on COVID treatments, sound the alarm on social media censorship, and question why Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was able to attend a Black Lives Matter protest last year while those who joined anti-lockdown protests got fined, …