Despite repeated calls by the federal and provincial governments not to travel, Quebec Liberal MNA Pierre Arcand is in Barbados for the holidays. In a statement to Radio-Canada, Arcand said he now regrets the decision, "given the current situation in Quebec and the respect we owe to health workers." Arcand said he and his wife were tested for COVID-19 on Dec. 22, before their departure. A spokesperson for Quebec Liberal Party Leader Dominique Anglade said she "discourages everyone from travelling. Arcand was the interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from October 2018 until May 2020, when Anglade was acclaimed.

Source: CBC News December 29, 2020 23:37 UTC