Article contentMaxime Bernier denies that he flouted Transport Canada’s mask-wearing rules on a flight this week, contradicting two independent sources who say the People’s Party of Canada leader was met by police in Montreal after refusing to cover his face on the plane. The sources, both familiar with the incident on a Toronto-to-Montreal Air Canada flight Tuesday, said the populist politician did not don a mask as required, prompting law-enforcement involvement. Try refreshing your browser, or Maxime Bernier denies he ignored mask rules on Air Canada flight or was fined Back to videoOne person said Bernier, who has repeatedly spoken out against pandemic-related public health rules, was handed a fine of more than $1,500 by Montreal police officers. The sources declined to be named as they were not authorized to speak publicly about the episode. When first queried about the incident Wednesday, Bernier told a National Post reporter by text that “your facts are wrong.”“I was wearing a mask and did not receive any fine.”

Source: National Post February 05, 2021 00:17 UTC