MPs are praising the top public health doctor serving Haldimand and Norfolk counties in southwestern Ontario for saying he is against “any attempt to foment hate,” as some politicians and others have spoken in anger or vitriol about those who have chosen not to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Matt Strauss, acting medical officer of health (MOH) for the region, posted a screenshot on Twitter on Jan. 8 showing the status of those in the intensive care unit in Ontario on that date, with 123 unvaccinated cases, 18 partially vaccinated, and 137 fully vaccinated. “There are 123 unvaccinated Ontarians in an ICU bed with Covid-19 today,” wrote Strauss, who is also an assistant professor of medicine at Queen’s University and the former medical director of the critical care unit at Guelph General Hospital. “I have looked after some of them. I am deeply uncomfortable with any attempt to foment hate …