Liberal MLA criticizes fake letter circulating under his name

Someone pretending to be the Liberal MLA for Peace River North has been circulating a fake letter advising people not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The real MLA, Dan Davies, says he was horrified when a local doctor alerted him to the ruse over the weekend after she received a copy of the fake letter.

He says vaccine hesitancy is already a problem in the area and health-care workers need relief as they care for a disproportionate number of unvaccinated patients.

Davies called the letter ``unsettling'' and ``foolish'' and says he's been encouraging friends, family and the public to get vaccinated from the beginning.