Another member of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s UCP caucus has been caught breaking their own government’s non-essential travel restrictions, spending the holidays in sunny Hawaii. .Jeremy Nixon joins at least two other UCP MLAs and a growing number of UCP staffers who have been caught breaking their own lockdown restrictions..The CBC reported Friday night that they had confirmed Nixon, a parliamentary secretary, had been in Hawaii, despite Kenney putting the province in a full COVID-19 lockdown. Alberta and federal health officials have also issued recommendations warning against all non-essential travel..Despite that, Municipal Affairs Minister Tracey Allard thought it would be okay to travel to Hawaii to continue a “family tradition” that has been going on for 17 years..Allard left the province Dec. 19, and when Kenney found out about the trip, he ordered her back to Alberta on Tuesday night..Allard arrived back Wednesday and issued a grovelling apology Friday..Pat Rehn, UCP MLA for Lesser Slave Lake posted a photo of himself in a Mexican cave. Rehn had earlier posted a message that read, “stay home, save lives.”.Kenney held an emergency press conference Friday to address the growing controversy, but said that he would not discipline his MLAs for the breaches. .Details of exactly when Nixon travelled to Hawaii aren’t clear yet..Story will be updated as more information becomes available. .Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
Another member of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s UCP caucus has been caught breaking their own government’s non-essential travel restrictions, spending the holidays in sunny Hawaii. .Jeremy Nixon joins at least two other UCP MLAs and a growing number of UCP staffers who have been caught breaking their own lockdown restrictions..The CBC reported Friday night that they had confirmed Nixon, a parliamentary secretary, had been in Hawaii, despite Kenney putting the province in a full COVID-19 lockdown. Alberta and federal health officials have also issued recommendations warning against all non-essential travel..Despite that, Municipal Affairs Minister Tracey Allard thought it would be okay to travel to Hawaii to continue a “family tradition” that has been going on for 17 years..Allard left the province Dec. 19, and when Kenney found out about the trip, he ordered her back to Alberta on Tuesday night..Allard arrived back Wednesday and issued a grovelling apology Friday..Pat Rehn, UCP MLA for Lesser Slave Lake posted a photo of himself in a Mexican cave. Rehn had earlier posted a message that read, “stay home, save lives.”.Kenney held an emergency press conference Friday to address the growing controversy, but said that he would not discipline his MLAs for the breaches. .Details of exactly when Nixon travelled to Hawaii aren’t clear yet..Story will be updated as more information becomes available. .Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
