A wealthy Canadian couple who allegedly flew to a remote Indigenous community in Yukon Territory to get vaccinated for the coronavirus have been publicly slammed for the act.
Marc Miller, Canada s federal Indigenous services minister, said he was âdisgustedâ by the purported actions of Rodney Baker and his wife, Ekaterina, who have been issued tickets under Yukon s Emergency Measures Act and face fines of up to $1000 (A$1018) plus fees.
Mr Baker resigned on Sunday as Great Canadian Gaming Corp s president and chief executive after a media report of his actions.
Rodney and Ekaterina Baker allegedly used coronavirus vaccine doses meant for an indigenous community.(Facebook)
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Great Canadian Gaming Corp. spokesman Chuck Keeling says in a statement that the company does not comment on personnel matters.
The statement also says the company complies with guidelines from public health authorities in all the jurisdictions where it operates.
“Our overriding focus as a company is doing everything we can to contribute to the containment of COVID-19,” it says.
Yukon officials could only confirm that the two people charged in Whitehorse had travelled to the small community of Beaver Creek near the border with Alaska.
Yukon Community Services Minister John Streicker said Friday the couple who allegedly chartered a plane to Beaver Creek posed as visiting workers and received shots of COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile clinic.