People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier has left Manitoba — for now. Bernier left on a flight back to Montreal at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, the federal political party said in a news release. He was charged under the Public Health Act for assembling in a gathering at an outdoor public place and for failing to self-isolate once he got to Manitoba, RCMP spokesperson Tara Seel said Friday. Bernier was released Friday evening on the condition he follow public health orders while in Manitoba, RCMP spokesperson Sgt. The penalties section of Manitoba's Public Health Act states the maximum sanction is a $100,000 fine, one year in jail or both.

Source: CBC News June 12, 2021 17:03 UTC