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A former CEO of a Canadian gaming and hospitality company and his actress wife have been charged after allegedly chartering a plane to sneak into a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in a remote Yukon community about 1,845 kilometres from their Vancouver home.
Yukon News reported that Rod Baker, 55, and his wife Ekaterina Baker, 32, were charged in Whitehorse on Jan. 21, 2021.
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The two were charged under the territory’s Civil Emergency Measures Act for failure to self-isolate and failure to behave in a manner consistent with their declaration upon arrival, Yukon Community Services Minister John Streicker said in a statement.
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In an act that B.C. Solicitor-General Mike Farnworth called despicable, a top Vancouver casino executive and his wife flew to a small town in the Yukon last week to receive early COVID-19 vaccinations.
“I can’t believe I’ve ever seen or heard of such a despicable, disgusting sense of entitlement and lack of a moral compass,” said Farnworth, whose portfolio includes public safety.
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The province’s health officer and health minister have outlined a detailed plan for the distribution of the COVID vaccine to British Columbians, Farnworth added, reiterating that public health officials are currently focusing on high-risk groups.
Officials say the pair chartered a small plane to Beaver Creek, Yukon, where they were able to get the Moderna vaccine at a mobile clinic by saying they were local workers.
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