OTTAWA—A Conservative MP who refuses to disclose her vaccination status tried to access the House of Commons precinct after a COVID−19 vaccination mandate was imposed last year and was required to leave.
Cathay Wagantall, who represents the Yorkton−Melville riding in Saskatchewan, told a news conference on Parliament Hill that she was informed she would have to leave the House of Commons.
Wagantall says she spoke with the Conservative House leader Friday, who informed her that though she could stay while the House was sitting, she would have to leave by the end of the day.
The House’s board of internal economy set a requirement in November 2021 that anyone on the precinct must show proof of vaccination against COVID−19, though Speaker Anthony Rota later ruled the board overstepped its authority….