{"id":45150,"date":"2021-01-02T15:01:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T19:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=45150"},"modified":"2021-01-02T15:01:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T19:01:43","slug":"canadian-minister-jetted-to-caribbean-while-lecturing-people-to-sacrifice-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=45150","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Minister Jetted To Caribbean While Lecturing People To \u2018Sacrifice\u2019 Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->This article was posted by TLB Staff<br \/>\nThe Liberty Beacon<\/p>\n<figure class=\"entry-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Canada phillips travel feat 1 1 21\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.thelibertybeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canada-phillips-travel-feat-1-1-21.jpg?fit=620%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mvp-post-title left entry-title\">Canadian Minister Jetted To Caribbean While Lecturing People To \u2018Sacrifice\u2019 Holidays<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Tried to cover up luxury St. Barts getaway<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>(TLB) Editors note: Story Update below<\/h3>\n<h4>Steve Watson<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Another government figure has been slammed for lecturing people to stay home to keep COVID cases down, while not even bothering to do so himself.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.summit.news\/2020\/12\/GettyImages-1212202680.jpg?w=678&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/>Steve Russell\/Toronto Star via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ontario, Canada\u2019s Finance Minister <em>Rod Phillips (Above)<\/em> has been slammed for asking people to \u2018make sacrifices\u2019 and forget about going on holiday, while himself jetting off to the Caribbean.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1342134976796622849&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelibertybeacon.com%2Fcanadian-minister-jetted-to-caribbean-while-lecturing-people-to-sacrifice-holidays%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1342134976796622849\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>When it emerged that Phillips had left the country, breaking the \u2018non-essential travel\u2019 mandate, he was forced to issue an apology, claiming he \u201cdeeply\u201d\u00a0regretted traveling and \u201cit was a mistake and I apologize.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cI left on a personally paid trip to St. Barts on Dec. 13 following the end of the Legislative session,\u201d\u00a0Phillips noted claiming he was\u00a0\u201cmaking arrangements to return to Ontario immediately and will begin a 14-day quarantine as soon as I arrive.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Social media users pointed out that Phillips appears to have scheduled a stream of Twitter posts to make it appear he was still in Ontario, but was wearing the same clothes in all of them because the photos were all taken on the same day before he left:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1344305949851447299&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelibertybeacon.com%2Fcanadian-minister-jetted-to-caribbean-while-lecturing-people-to-sacrifice-holidays%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1344305949851447299\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phillips also tried to cover up the fact he was in the Caribbean during a video conference call on December 16, using a fake background:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1344390832351305733&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelibertybeacon.com%2Fcanadian-minister-jetted-to-caribbean-while-lecturing-people-to-sacrifice-holidays%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1344390832351305733\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now angry residents, who are locked down between provinces, are calling for his head:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1343925256810094601&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelibertybeacon.com%2Fcanadian-minister-jetted-to-caribbean-while-lecturing-people-to-sacrifice-holidays%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1343925256810094601\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1mi0q7o\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-eqz5dr r-1777fci r-5f2r5o r-1kh6xel\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Kiel Coyle<\/span>@EcoGeek13<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1dqbpge r-1qd0xha r-1b6yd1w r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">What else helps with keeping an outbreak under control? Staying the fuck home &amp; not leaving (non-essential travel) the country in the middle of a pandemic. If you can\u2019t follow simple public health guidelines, then can we trust you with the province\u2019s finances? FYI, WE DON\u2019T<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-1bymd8e\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1re7ezh r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EcoGeek13\/status\/1344035361752801280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1344035361752801280%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsummit.news%2F2020%2F12%2F31%2Fcanadian-minister-jetted-to-caribbean-while-lecturing-people-to-sacrifice-holidays%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-focusable=\"true\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">3:39 PM \u00b7 Dec 29, 2020<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1344319950752800769&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelibertybeacon.com%2Fcanadian-minister-jetted-to-caribbean-while-lecturing-people-to-sacrifice-holidays%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1344319950752800769\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1344043041888329728&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thelibertybeacon.com%2Fcanadian-minister-jetted-to-caribbean-while-lecturing-people-to-sacrifice-holidays%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1344043041888329728\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ontario Premier <em>Doug Ford (Pictured below)<\/em> has also been slammed over the revelations, with claims that he found out about Phillips being away but did not order him to return.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.cp24.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.4941439.1589567152!\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/landscape_620\/image.jpg?w=678&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Doug Ford\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/>THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Frank Gunn<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI did call him shortly after he arrived and I asked him and he said he was away,\u201d\u00a0Ford admitted Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMy mistake, and I take full responsibility. At that time, I should have said get your backside back into Ontario and I didn\u2019t do that,\u201d Ford added.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The government of Ontario recently stoked controversy by <a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2020\/12\/09\/canadian-health-ministry-exploring-immunity-passports-vaccine-tracking-and-surveillance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suggesting<\/a> that people who do not take the coronavirus vaccine\u00a0 will face restrictions on where they can travel and spend time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phillips joins a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2020\/11\/26\/another-democrat-caught-violating-his-own-covid-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long list<\/a>\u00a0of COVID hypocrites in government who spend their time lecturing everyone else to hunker down while they completely ignore all restrictions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>_________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update\/(TLB) ed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4><a class=\"out-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-canada-ontario-idUSKBN2951NM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ontario finance minister resigns amid outrage over Caribbean holiday<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Ontario\u2019s Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigned on after public outrage over a Caribbean vacation he took earlier this month in violation of \u201cToday, following my conversation with Rod Phillips, I have accepted his resignation as Ontario\u2019s Minister of Finance,\u201d Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-canada-ontario-idUSKBN2951NM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.reuters.com<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">*********<\/h3>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelibertybeacon.com\/canadian-minister-jetted-to-caribbean-while-lecturing-people-to-sacrifice-holidays\/\">https:\/\/www.thelibertybeacon.com\/canadian-minister-jetted-to-caribbean-while-lecturing-people-to-sacrifice-holidays\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45150\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}