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WEB POLL: Should vacationing politicians resign from office?

Do you think they should quit?
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Alberta NDP municipal affairs critic Joe Ceci said Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard has made an unforgivable error. (File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS)

So far, none of the Canadian politicians who have admitted to heading overseas during the holidays have stepped down from office.

We’ve seen public servants quit, and elected leaders have been stripped of cabinet posts and other positions, but none have stepped down.

Do you think they should leave office over travelling during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite official advice for Canadians not to travel abroad unnecessarily?



Matthew Claxton

About the Author: Matthew Claxton

Raised in Langley, as a journalist today I focus on local politics, crime and homelessness.
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