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First of all these politicians didn't make up these rules. Minister of transportation is responsible with coming up with these travel rules which falls under the Liberal government. Nowhere it ever mentions that you cannot travel aboard or you're banned from travelling. They advise you against travelling, but cannot ban you. The politicians are simply following what the rule states. This hysteria of politicians travelling is going overboard and I don't understand the fuss really.
Doesn't matter if its essential or not. The government never banned non essential travel. You're supposed to self isolate for 14 days upon arrival. This rule has been in place since March. Media and stupid conservatives like you are harping on this without any actual thought. These politicians have no choice but apologize cause in Canada we always like to apologize for nothing burger. Canada is such an embarrassment to the whole world. We care more about these non issues and pretend that we are outraged but when it comes into important things such as vaccine distribution, getting back to restarting our economy, and providing aid to the airlines we are pathetic.
You're not wrong, but I think you're missing the forest for the trees here. What they did was legally permitted, however the poster above was right, they tell us to avoid non essential travel while taking sunny vacations for themselves.
It adds insult to injury that they all pre-recorded Christmas messages, and then they all said, well, in no way was my Christmas message intended to mislead anyone as to my previously planned vacation, and now that I have returned home, I pinky promise that I won't break the rules again.
Meanwhile, the rest of us who cannot afford to self isolate for two weeks, who cannot afford to leave the country, who cannot afford a Christmas vacation, are sequestered at home where our ever so competent leaders decided that we cannot see our own families without facing fines up to $100,000!
If COVID was really as much of a concern as the politicians have lead us to believe, do you think any of them would be going anywhere? Who is more at risk, politicians on a crowded airliner, or mom and dad coming over for Christmas dinner with their son and his wife?
Whether or not it is technically permitted is besides the point. Their actions are extremely hypocritical and display their utter disdain toward to the common man. Rules for thee but not for me.
Its no big deal that a few politicians exposed themselves to thousands of people on flights and at their resorts in a foreign country, getting a sun tan while the Calgary police arrest a young man for playing hockey outside. Let them eat cake!