Sask. Independent MLA Nadine Wilson on her own in latest legislative session
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In the latest Saskatchewan legislative sitting, Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson is an island unto herself.
She now sits as an Independent MLA in the legislature, far removed and physically distanced from both the Official Opposition and her former colleagues in the Saskatchewan Party government.
Her political positions have left her even more isolated.
On Tuesday, the Opposition NDP attempted to amend the rules of the legislature, in a move that would have effectively left Wilson unable to sit in the legislature.
The proposed changes would have required masks to be worn at all times in the legislature, including when speaking in the House, and would have required anyone wanting to participate in debate to either be fully vaccinated or have a medical exception.
The proposal was swiftly shot down by MLAs from the governing Sask. Party.
Wilson resigned from the party's caucus late last month after it was revealed she had misrepresented her COVID-19 vaccination status.
The MLA said at the time she no longer supported the direction of the Saskatchewan Party in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I believe in the fundamental values of freedom of personal choice, voluntary informed consent, without the element of duress or coercion," she said in a September email to CBC.
On Thursday, government House leader Jeremy Harrison said that despite the party's profound disagreements with Wilson, she should not be blocked from attending the legislature.
Currently, MLAs are allowed to enter the legislature either by showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination or by showing proof of a negative test.
Wilson described the motion as "bullying" in a post-question period scrum with media.
"I'm put there by the people, for the people and I think diversity in the chamber is a very healthy and robust conversation," she said.
Wilson declined to share her vaccination status with media on Thursday.
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