Quebec Liberal MP has broken from party policy on the pandemic, saying that the Liberal government should not dismiss concerns about public-health measures or demonize skeptics, gets fired.
A Quebec Liberal MP has broken from party policy on the pandemic, saying that the Liberal government should not dismiss concerns about public-health measures or demonize skeptics.
Former parliamentary secretary Joël Lightbound, who represents the riding of Louis-Hébert, told an Ottawa news conference Tuesday that protesters who have been in the country’s capital for 12 days should go home. But he said his own party has politicized COVID-19, and a clear timeline to bring restrictions to an end is necessary.
“It’s time to stop with the divisions and distraction,” he said.
After a discussion Tuesday with Steven MacKinnon, the government whip, Mr. Lightbound resigned as the chair of the Quebec Liberal caucus. Mr. MacKinnon said that Mr. Lightbound would remain in the Liberal caucus. “He has expressed clear confidence in the government,” Mr. MacKinnon said in a tweet.