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iPolitics By Kady O'Malley. Published on Feb 1, 2021 6:01am In June 2020, the chamber of the House of Commons was outfitted with large video screens to allow MPs to participate in hybrid in-person and virtual sittings. (Andrew Meade/iPolitics) As the second week of the winter sitting gets underway, MPs are set to spend most of the day discussing the rules, procedures and protocols underlying the day-to-day operations of the House of Commons and its committees, courtesy of the once-per-Parliament take-note debate previewed in iPolitics’ weekly lookahead. (12 PM) “While there�...

Article content OTTAWA — Former Ontario finance minister Rod Phillips resigned from his cabinet posting on Thursday, offering one final example in 2020 of politicians asking the public ‘to do as I say, not as I do’ during the global pandemic. Phillips, once seen as a rising star in politics, stepped down after he was found to be vacationing on the Caribbean island of St. Barts at a time when the province was advising against international travel. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Ex-finance minister’s trip to Caribbean caps o...

Finance Minister Rod Phillips has apologized Tuesday evening for leaving the country earlier this month for a personal trip even as health officials plead with Ontarians to only venture outside of their homes for essential purposes.

NetNewsLedger Image: deposit photos.com TORONTO – Politics – Ontario’s Minister of Finance is on holidays in St. Barts in the Caribbean. The Minister left for the holiday after the legislative session ended in early December. “I deeply regret travelling over the holidays. It was a mistake and I apologize. I left on a personally paid for trip to St. Barts on December 13 following the end of the Legislative Session,” said Minister Rod Phillips. “I am making arrangements to return to Ontario immediately and will begin a 14 day quarantine as soon as I arrive.” Premier D...

Finance Minister Rod Phillips has apologized Tuesday evening for leaving the country earlier this month for a personal trip even as health officials plead with Ontarians to only venture outside of their homes for essential purposes.