Tag: Doug Ford

Former MPP Roman Baber Sues Ford Government Over COVID-19 Lockdown Measures

Former Progressive Conservative MPP Roman Baber has filed a lawsuit against the Ontario government’s COVID-19 lockdown measures. Baber said the lawsuit aims to strike down Premier Doug Ford’s Reopening Ontario Act as unconstitutional. “I sued the Attorney General of Ontario for our right to protest, pray and gather outdoors,” Baber wrote on Twitter. “The risk…


First Mass Vaccination Clinic in Northumberland to Open Tuesday

Ontario announced on Monday that the first COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic in Northumberland will open its doors on Tuesday. The clinic, set up at Cobourg Community Centre, will use the provincial booking system—an online portal and customer service desk for residents—to set up appointments for vaccinations, starting with those aged 80 and above as priority. …


Ontario MPP Who Spoke Out Against Provincial Lockdown Removed From PC Caucus

A member of the Ontario provincial Parliament was removed from the Progressive Conservative (PC) caucus after he sent a letter to Premier Doug Ford, urging him to end the province-wide lockdown that is “deadlier than COVID.” Roman Baber, who represented Toronto’s York-Centre riding, and was elected as a PC MPP in the 2018 provincial election,…