Charlie Angus NDP MP (Timmins—James Bay, ON) responded to Pierre Poilievre’s tweet about Alberta resident Sheila Annette Lewis, who passed away because she was denied a transplant over her COVID-19 vaccine status.. Sheila Annette LewisSheila Annette Lewis .“Disinformation and conspiracy costs lives,” tweeted Angus..“It is appalling that Pierre Poilievre continues to fan the flame of anti-vaxx conspiracy. The fact that he is cheering on a candidate who was kicked out of Doug Ford's caucus is telling. He is promoting a party of extremism.” .Poilievre was responding to a tweet from Conservative candidate Roman Babar for York Centre about Lewis being discriminated against for her refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine..“So glad Roman is our Conservative candidate. I couldn’t agree more,” tweeted Poilievre..Babar said it was not acceptable that Lewis was prevented from getting an organ transplant. He pointed out that you cannot discriminate against people in Canada according to the Canada Health Act..“The Canada Health Act forbids discrimination, but Sheila Lewis was denied transplant because of a lawful medical choice,” tweeted Babar..Her death is a tragic failure of medical ethics and the administration of justice. I'll work to right this wrong until the last day of my career. RIP Sheila.” .On Thursday, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) announced that Lewis had died..“Justice delayed is often justice denied,” tweeted the JCCF..“The decision to remove Ms. Lewis from the transplant list over her COVID vaccination status may have cost Ms. Lewis her life.”.In January, Lewis asked Canada’s Supreme Court to hear her case.
