TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller has a simple message for anyone thinking of following the lead of the Vancouver couple who allegedly flew to a remote community in Yukon to jump the COVID-19 vaccination queue: Don’t.
“There’s extreme scarcity of the doses and some people, for whatever reason, [are] trying to game the system,” Miller said Wednesday at a press conference.
“You shouldn’t do it. It’s dumb. It’s wrong. It’s unfair.”
Rod Baker and Ekaterina Baker are each facing fines of $1,150 for allegedly failing to self-isolate and failing to behave in a manner consistent with the declarations they made upon their arrival in Yukon, according to court documents obtained by CTV News. Rod Baker has also resigned as CEO of casino operator Great Canadian Gaming.
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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A Vancouver couple accused of flying to a remote Yukon community to get the COVID-19 vaccine will have to answer for their alleged actions in a courtroom.
Former Great Canadian Gaming Corp. CEO Rodney Baker and his wife, Ekaterina Baker, were given summary tickets last week for violating the territory s Civil Emergency Measures Act, which carries fines of up to $1,000, plus fees.
The former president and CEO of the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation and his wife are facing charges including failure to self-isolate after allegedly chartering a plane to a small town in western Canada and posing as local workers to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
The former president and CEO of the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation and his wife are facing charges including failure to self-isolate after allegedly chartering a plane to a small town in western Canada and posing as local workers to receive the coronavirus vaccine.