Conservative MP Richard Lehoux tests positive for COVID-19
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'Mr. Lehoux’s situation is another reminder we must stay vigilant in observing public health guidelines,' the Conservatives said in a statement.
Conservative MP Richard Lehoux has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement issued Saturday.
“Today, out of an abundance of caution and transparency, we are informing the public that our team was made aware that Richard Lehoux, a member of the Conservative Caucus tested positive for COVID-19,” Conservative Opposition whip Blake Richards said in a statement.
“Mr. Lehoux is fully vaccinated.”
Lehoux, age 65, is the MP for Beauce, Que., where he defeated People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier in two elections.
He was recently named to the Conservatives shadow cabinet as deputy shadow minister for agriculture, agri-food and food security.
Richards said Lehoux is only experiencing “minor symptoms” and that “vaccines are the most effective tool to slowing the spread of COVID-19 and preventing serious illness.”
He didn’t specify when Lehoux contracted the virus, but the Conservatives wrapped up a two-day in-person caucus retreat on Thursday.
Richards said there is a duty to those who work at Parliament Hill and the community to take this infection seriously.
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