Haldimand-Norfolk keeps new acting medical officer of health despite his anti-lockdown comments
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Haldimand-Norfolk's board of health voted 8-1 to keep Dr. Matthew Strauss as their acting medical officer of health after facing heavy criticism for hiring him and previously looking for a way to overturn the decision.
Strauss has previously opposed lockdowns and has said he'd rather give his kids COVID-19 over a Happy Meal.When he was initially brought on, the Ontario Liberals called on the health minister to veto his hiring.After the board of health and Haldimand County councillors discussed the hiring at a meeting with lawyers on Monday — much of it in a private session — Haldimand Mayor Ken Hewitt said he was involved in the interview process and there were two highly-qualified candidates.He said some of the concerns raised about Strauss included "some comments on social media that were edgy.""I think that both myself and [Norfolk] mayor [Kristal] Chopp and many other politicians in the past couple of years could probably have fingers pointed at them for edgy comments, edgy actions … we have all had a difference of opinion on how this pandemic has been managed," Hewitt said.But still, Hewitt said he flagged the comments to the board of health, which is essentially Norfolk council, and the board ultimately chose him.
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