Overview

• Scott issued his first public statement since his arrest, saying he has retained counsel, will pause partisan and non-essential public appearances, and will keep his constituency office operating.
• He was removed from Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative caucus in September and now sits as an independent, a status that allows him to continue collecting his MPP salary under legislature rules.
• Court records list charges of assault and assault with a weapon tied to a Sept. 19 incident, with documents describing the case as alleged intimate partner violence and identifying a high chair as the alleged weapon.
• Scott was released on a $5,000 promise to pay with conditions that include no direct or indirect contact with his spouse except through specified channels, restrictions on proximity to her home and workplace, and a prohibition on possessing weapons.
• Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker and the Ontario NDP have called for Scott to resign, but he says he will not step down and plans to continue serving constituents while the case proceeds.