‘Handful’ of Conservative MPs remain unvaccinated: sources
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A 'handful' of Conservative MPs remain unvaccinated against COVID-19, multiple sources tell Global News, setting up a potential showdown when Parliament returns next month.
A “handful” of Conservative MPs remain unvaccinated against COVID-19, multiple sources tell Global News, setting up a potential showdown with their Commons colleagues when Parliament returns next month.
It’s not clear whether party brass know exactly which MPs have opted not to get vaccinated, or precisely how many have not had the shots. Some MPs flatly refused to tell the party leadership one way or another during the recent federal election campaign.
And the party has refused — both during the election and afterwards — to publicly disclose how many candidates and MPs refuse to be vaccinated.
But three plugged-in Tory sources told Global News the current assumption is between three and five MPs remain largely unprotected against the deadly virus.
That’ll be an issue if those MPs want to take their seats in the House of Commons when Parliament returns in late November. Speaker Anthony Rota announced earlier this week only fully vaccinated people will be permitted in the House of Commons precinct.
“I think everyone should be vaccinated. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to me,” said one vaccinated and frustrated MP, who spoke to Global News on the condition they not be named.
The MP said they suspect that if the Liberals and New Democrats want to continue “hybrid” sittings of the House of Commons, where MPs can participate via teleconferencing, it would give unvaccinated politicians an out.
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