Former Medical Officer Critical of Lockdowns Wins Tory Nomination for Ontario Riding

Published on November 20, 2023

Dr. Matt Strauss, the former acting medical officer of health for Haldimand-Norfolk who was a vocal critic of pandemic mandates and lockdowns, has won the Conservative nomination for his hometown riding of Kitchener South-Hespeler. “Thank you to the Conservatives from my hometown, Kitchener South—Hespeler for making me their candidate in the next election!” Dr. Strauss said on platform X on Nov. 19. “I think for many of us, there were dark times during the pandemic where it felt like we were speaking up for freedom and common sense alone. Not anymore! We are united! In the riding and across the country, we are standing up for freedom and common sense together now.”...