Tories and NDP leave rebel MPP Amanda Simard's question hanging

What began as a minor accident that left Amanda Simard convalescing at home for a few days has turned into a political scrap over the rights of independent MPPs.
Simard, who recently left the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party in protest over the treatment of Franco-Ontarians, was all set to ask a question about OHIP+ during question period on Wednesday. She represents Glengarry-Prescott-Russell.
Then came an accident at her home — colleagues were unsure what happened but she needed st