The former Tory- now independent- MLA for Cape Breton-Richmond has released a statement.
Tim Houston, the province’s Tory leader, kicked Alana Paon out of caucus Monday.
Houston says there were a number of reasons for the expulsion, but failure to meet standards laid out by members of the House of Assembly Management Commission was the last straw.
In a statement released Monday night, Paon says she’s puzzled and shocked Houston would make such a decision.
She says she filed paperwork with the Speaker to indicate she complied with barrier-free workplace requirements.
Paon says she was elected to be the voice of constituents in Cape Breton-Richmond, and she’ll have more to say regarding her future plans in the coming days.
