The Nova Scotia NDP has terminated MLA Paul Wozney’s appointment as caucus whip after he made an online post that appeared to advocate for “France-style riots in Nova Scotia and Canada.”
The Facebook post in question has since been removed from Wozney’s personal page.
“Don’t leave it to the courts. Learn from France. Own the streets. Shut government down,” the now-deleted post said. “Grind the province/country to a halt… It’s the only ‘direct’ line to worker justice.”
The governing Progressive Conservatives called on NDP Leader Claudia Chender in an Oct. 21 press release to remove Wozney from his critic roles and as caucus whip to hold him accountable for the Facebook post, which the party said was a direct response to the $470 million Bill 148 settlement….