Matt Strauss, an online anti-vax influencer, is running for office in the Federal Conservative Party in Kitchener South-Hespeler in the election on April 28, 2025, which could decide whether Canada embraces anti-science and capitulates on maybe becoming the 51st state of America.
Controversial medical officer critical of mask mandates resigns from Haldimand-Norfolk job Haldimand-Norfolk’s board of health will begin looking for a new medical officer in February Cara Nickerson · CBC News · Posted: Jan 11, 2023 8:57 AM EST | Last Updated: January 11, 2023 He previously said on social media he’d sooner give his children COVID-19 over a Happy Meal, and when he was initially brought on as acting medical officer of health in September 2021, the Ontario Liberals called on the health minister to veto his hiring. Norfolk mayor Amy Martin confirmed that Strauss has resigned, and said the “board of health will be meeting in February to address the next plans on how we’re going forward.” Martin, who was elected mayor last October and is the chair of the joint Haldimand-Norfolk board of health, said she will not comment on Strauss at this time, as “Dr. Strauss is still an employee until April 1st.” In Sept. 2021, following Strauss’ appointment as medical officer for the region, Martin said she regretted voting him onto the board. “Simply put, [his comments are] not reflective of my position on COVID-19,” Martin said in Sept. 2021. “They are not reflective of the leadership our communities, both Haldimand and Norfolk, are in need of.” Strauss has written multiple articles in recent months explaining his critique of masking and vaccine mandates.
If you think the possibility of Conservatives siding with Trump is silly, someone in Canada actually told me they thought Trump’s idea of making Canada the 51st state sounded good and might bring some culture to Canada. We’ve certainly got some type of cultural revolution going on here, but I’m not sure why anyone would want tech tycoon culture when the idea is to put us all into company towns without democracy. On the other hand another Canadian told me they signed up with the reserves and was ready to lay down their life to defend Canada against an American invasion. I personally think annexation threats should be taken seriously under the current political climate, and given the evidence and actions of the American President, and the American Canadian right-wing alliance with things like the trucker convoy protests and anti-vax bullshit.