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2021-01-01 08:07:31 UTC
A Canadian government official was forced to resign after posting a video
pretending to be at home on coronavirus lockdown when he was actually
vacationing in St. Barts.
Rod Phillips, Ontarios finance minister, shared a Christmas Eve clip of
himself in a sweater, sipping eggnog in front of a fireplace, and thanking
Canadians for avoiding nonessential travel during the holidays.
I want to thank every one of you for what we are doing to protect our
most vulnerable, Phillips said in the video.
Other posts on his Twitter account also suggested that he was homebound in
snowy Ontario, including a Dec. 17 photo of himself pouring Canadian maple
syrup over pancakes and one about visiting local businesses on Christmas
Eve.
Turns out, Phillips had actually been on the Caribbean island of St. Barts
a favorite playground of the rich and famous since at least Dec. 13,
Newstalk 1010 first reported.
Opposition parties and health officials called for Phillips to be fired
from Cabinet.
He was ordered to return to Ontario, and Premier Doug Ford promised to
have a very tough conversation with Phillips when he got back Thursday.
Later Thursday, Ford said that he had accepted Phillips resignation
In a statement, Phillips said he deeply regretted taking the beach
vacation.
It was a mistake and I apologize, he said, admitting: I left on a
personally paid-for trip to St Barts on 13 December following the end of
the legislative session.
At Pearson Airport Thursday, he told reporters that he had made a dumb,
dumb mistake by taking the trip, the CBC reported.
I do not make any excuses for the fact that I traveled when we shouldnt
have traveled.
With Post wires
https://nypost.com/2020/12/31/canadian-official-resigns-after-vacation-
amid-lockdown/
pretending to be at home on coronavirus lockdown when he was actually
vacationing in St. Barts.
Rod Phillips, Ontarios finance minister, shared a Christmas Eve clip of
himself in a sweater, sipping eggnog in front of a fireplace, and thanking
Canadians for avoiding nonessential travel during the holidays.
I want to thank every one of you for what we are doing to protect our
most vulnerable, Phillips said in the video.
Other posts on his Twitter account also suggested that he was homebound in
snowy Ontario, including a Dec. 17 photo of himself pouring Canadian maple
syrup over pancakes and one about visiting local businesses on Christmas
Eve.
Turns out, Phillips had actually been on the Caribbean island of St. Barts
a favorite playground of the rich and famous since at least Dec. 13,
Newstalk 1010 first reported.
Opposition parties and health officials called for Phillips to be fired
from Cabinet.
He was ordered to return to Ontario, and Premier Doug Ford promised to
have a very tough conversation with Phillips when he got back Thursday.
Later Thursday, Ford said that he had accepted Phillips resignation
In a statement, Phillips said he deeply regretted taking the beach
vacation.
It was a mistake and I apologize, he said, admitting: I left on a
personally paid-for trip to St Barts on 13 December following the end of
the legislative session.
At Pearson Airport Thursday, he told reporters that he had made a dumb,
dumb mistake by taking the trip, the CBC reported.
I do not make any excuses for the fact that I traveled when we shouldnt
have traveled.
With Post wires
https://nypost.com/2020/12/31/canadian-official-resigns-after-vacation-
amid-lockdown/