A leading Ontario politician has lost his job and others are being reprimanded for defying public health rules against non-essential travel during the pandemic.
After a heated meeting with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Finance Minister Rod Phillips admitted making a “dumb mistake” for sneaking off to the posh Caribbean island of St. Barts.
Ford ordered him back to Toronto where he apologized for taking the vacation while the province was under a lockdown.
Phillips, who also took a secret trip to Switzerland last summer, resigned his cabinet position.
Other politicians caught away include Quebec’s Pierre Arcand in Barbados and Youri Chassin in Peru along with Saskatchewan’s Joe Hargrave in Palm Springs, Calif.
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