Premier Dennis King says he is removing a PC MLA from all legislative standing committees indefinitely after comments made Wednesday. King says the statement made by Summerside-Wilmot MLA Tyler DesRoches at a legislative committee meeting was inappropriate, wrong and won’t be tolerated.
The Premier says he spoke with DesRoches on Thursday and expressed his extreme disappointment. DesRoches’ comments came during questioning of the director of operations for Medavie Health Services, which operates the province’s ambulance service. The comments were in regards to female paramedics and calls for lift assist.
King says the MLA has committed to doing better and taking the necessary steps to educate himself. As he undertakes that process, King informed DesRoches that he is removing him as a member of all Standing Committees indefinitely.
