Rebecca O’Toole, Wife Of Tory Leader Erin O’Toole, Tests Positive For COVID-19
Rebecca O’Toole, the wife of Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, has also tested positive for COVID-19.
According to a statement from the Conservative Party, Rebecca O’Toole — who tested negative for the virus last week — was assessed again Sunday evening in Ottawa after exhibiting symptoms, such as a fever. The results came back positive late Monday night.
“Many Canadian families are grappling with COVID-19 like us today, and just like them, our focus is on ensuring our children stay healthy,” she said in a statement. “I want to thank the incredible frontline healthcare workers across the country, but especially those at Brewer Park Arena (an assessment centre in Ottawa) who are so kind and patient while working tirelessly to help thousands of Canadians.”
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In the release, Rebecca O’Toole also noted it’s arthritis awareness month and that she is one of the one in five Canadians who are affected by the disorder.
“People with autoimmune diseases like inflammatory arthritis need to take extra precautions as we enter the second wave of COVID-19. Talk to your doctor and stay safe and healthy,” she said.
The O’Tooles will continue isolating at home with watching for symptoms in their two children — Mollie, 14, and Jack, 9.
Erin O’Toole revealed late Friday that he tested positive for COVID-19, hours after Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet announced he had also tested positive.
The Conservative leader was already in isolation after a staffer with whom he had been travelling tested positive for COVID-19. Blanchet and his 31 Bloc MPs went into isolation as a precautionary measure last week after a staffer tested positive days after an in-person caucus meeting.
The developments mean that neither O’Toole nor Blanchet — the leaders of the Official Opposition and third party in the House of Commons, respectively — will be in attendance for Wednesday’s much...
