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Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigns over St. Barts vacation Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigns over St. Barts vacation The Ajax MPPs social media posts gave the impression he was still at home in Ontario By Kevin Ritchie The vacation is over for Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips. Premier Doug Ford said on Thursday afternoon that the minister resigned after taking a secret trip to a luxury Caribbean destination in the middle of the province-wide COVID-19 lockdow...

Big. Audacious. Brazen. Bold. Blindly entitled. The most disturbing thing about Phillips’ St. Barts vacation is the level of planning that went into the cover up. The level of detail in the deception from Phillips clearly shows that he, and those around him, wanted this well hidden from the public. Its #ChristmasEve. To my constituents in #Ajax & people across Ontario, all the best during this special time of year. Even as COVID-19 changes how we celebrate, we should reflect on what makes Chr...

Inevitably, the cover up is almost always worse than the crime.

Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Ontario Finance Minister (and apparent social media wizard?) Rod Phillips has returned home to Canada from the luxurious Caribbean island of St. Barts after more than two weeks of putting on sweaters for Zoom calls and otherwise trying to fool his constituents into thinking hed never left Ajax. Phillips did, as we all now know, leave Ontario for a tropical vacation with his wife on...

  TORONTO -- Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips has resigned from his key role in cabinet over his secret vacation to a luxurious Caribbean island as the COVID-19 pandemic ran rampant in the province. "Today, following my conversation with Rod Phillips, I have accepted his resignation as Ontarios Minister of Finance," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement. "At a time when the people of Ontario have sacrificed so much, today’s resignation is a demonstration that our government ...

Last Updated Friday, January 1, 2021 6:08AM EST Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips has resigned from his key role in cabinet over his secret vacation to a luxurious Caribbean island as the COVID-19 pandemic ran rampant in the province. "Today, following my conversation with Rod Phillips, I have accepted his resignation as Ontarios Minister of Finance," Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement. "At a time when the people of Ontario have sacrificed so much, today’s ...