Western Standard - June 02, 2022


Previously unvaxxed Sask MP Wagantall takes her seat in the House of Commons


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9

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Kathy Wagenthal takes her seat in the House of Commons. It is the first time she has entered the House since the federal government barred unvaccinated MPs from entering until they become fully vaccinated. Wagenthal had to drive from her Saskatchewan riding to sit in the Commons as she cannot travel by plane because of her vaccination status.

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00:00:00.000 Previously unvaccinated Saskatchewan MP Wagenthal takes her seat in the House of Commons.
00:00:06.040 Previously unvaccinated Tory MP Kathy Wagenthal took her seat in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
00:00:11.920 It is the first time Wagenthal has entered the House since the federal government barred
00:00:16.340 unvaccinated MPs from entering until they become fully vaccinated. Now Wagenthal had to drive from
00:00:22.880 her Saskatchewan riding to sit in the House as she cannot travel by plane because of her vaccination
00:00:27.960 status. Wagenthal argued on a video from the front seat of her car on December 6, 2021 that she should 1.00
00:00:35.120 not have to show proof of vaccination to represent her constituents as she has a valid medical reason
00:00:40.180 not to be vaccinated. She said the government's motion passed in the House does actually impose
00:00:45.560 inappropriate conditions on the House of Commons Nurses' Professional Medical Authority and
00:00:50.740 independence from political interference to determine whether a medical exemption should be
00:00:55.780 provided to a member of parliament, said Wagenthal. Before the policy change, the federal government
00:01:01.760 allowed a negative COVID-19 test or double vaccinated plus 14 days to enter the House of Commons.
00:01:09.100 So far, there's been no fallout from Wagenthal sitting in the House.
00:01:13.020 I'm Chris Olkhorn, reporting for the Western State.