A high-profile member of Ottawa's largest school board has resigned, alleging the organization is "entrenched in internal toxicity" and "driven by external forces with a goal to undo human rights and social justice work."

Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth is a family physician who rose to public prominence while advocating for vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022, she was elected to a four-year term as the Capital/Alta Vista trustee for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB).

That tumultuous tenure came to an end at the tail end of the board's committee-of-the-whole meeting on Tuesday, with Kaplan-Myrth announcing her exit from the organization.

"We need people to stand up for public education," she said, reading out from her letter of resignation , "but nobody should have t

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