Loading ...CANADA – Ontario MPP Rick Nicholls forced to step down as Deputy Speaker of Ontario Legislature
“On August 19, Nicholls was given an ultimatum by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to get vaccinated by 5:00 p.m. that day or be booted from caucus. Nicholls held a press conference in the afternoon stating that for personal reasons, he would not get the jabs. A few hours later, he became the latest PC MPP to sit as an independent.
At the time, Nicholls stated: “I took the premier at his word that vaccination is a choice and that all Ontarians have a constitutional right to make such a choice. Like almost two million eligible Ontarians, I choose to exercise this autonomy over my own body, while continuing to work hard for the people of Ontario.”