Alberta’s Opposition NDP is calling for Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard to step down over reports she took a vacation to Hawaii despite public-health recommendations against unnecessary travel.
NDP municipal affairs critic Joe Ceci says Allard vacationed while Albertans have been sitting in their homes through the holidays to avoid getting COVID-19.
CBC News is reporting that Allard was in Hawaii this month on a family vacation and returned home on Wednesday.
Allard’s press secretary and a spokeswoman for Premier Jason Kenney did not respond to phone calls or emails requesting comment.
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The NDP says the United Conservative government should release how many of its caucus members have left the country since the Alberta legislature rose earlier this month.
Ceci notes that Allard is responsible for emergency management and her deputy minister is in charge of the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine in the province.
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“She vacationed while Albertans have been sitting in their homes through the holidays, following strict public health orders and separated from family and friends while waiting on the vaccine,” Ceci said Thursday in a release.
“This goes beyond just a member of the government caucus or a member of the government cabinet — Minister Allard is in charge of emergency management. She has made an unforgivable error and must resign her position immediately.”
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