Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips has resigned after returning from a controversial Caribbean vacation while the province is under strict lockdown measures that discourage non-essential travel, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday. "Today, following my conversation with Rod Phillips, I have accepted his resignation as Ontario's minister of finance," Ford said in a statement. Rod Phillips says, 'Travelling over the holidays was the wrong decision, and I once again offer my unreserved apology.' "Doug Ford knew about Rod Phillips's trip to St. Barts two weeks ago," Horwath said in a statement Thursday. Phillips's resignation from cabinet today is not because of Phillips's vacation, it's because they got caught."

Source: CBC News December 31, 2020 12:15 UTC