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Politicians face heat for travelling outside Canada during holidays
January 2, 2021
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A prominent member of the federal New Democrats lost her cabinet critic positions after she travelled to Greece to visit a family member in spite of widespread travel restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The party released a statement saying Manitoba member of Parliament Niki Ashton travelled to Greece recently to visit her grandmother who was ill.
She is the sixth MP or MPP to travel over the holidays including: Tracey Allard , Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister went to Hawaii with her family Dec., 18th saying it was a usual family vacation at Christmas. Calgary-Peigan MLA Tanya Fir went to Las Vegas to visit her sister and Calgary-Klein MLA Jeremy Nixon is in Hawaii. Premier Jason Kenney’s chief of staff also travelled.