It is alleged the purpose of this trip was so that the couple could secure their first doses of COVID-19 vaccines early, as they were not yet eligible through B.C.'s age-based timeline. Two days later, they took a chartered plane to the small community of Beaver Creek, located about a 30-minute drive from the Alaska border, back in January.
In an agreed statement of facts, the court heard the Vancouver couple flew to the area, claiming they were there for tourism and education. The court heard they have also each donated $5,000 to COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access, or COVAX, a worldwide effort to ensure fair access to doses. The judge called their actions pre-meditated, cavalier and careless, and agreed to the sentencing submission.Ĭhief Judge Michael Cozens acknowledged mitigating factors during the hearing, including that no one contracted COVID-19 through the couple.
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The amount is the maximum $500 fine per count they've been charged with, plus a victim surcharge of $75 per count, and each was charged with two counts under the act. Each has been ordered to pay a total of $1,150, a financial penalty proposed in a joint submission by Crown and defence. The Bakers had been charged under the territory's Civil Emergency Measures Act with failing to self-isolate for 14 days and to act in a manner consistent with their declarations upon arriving in Yukon. Rod Baker, former CEO of a gaming company, and his wife, Ekaterina, pleaded guilty in a Whitehorse courtroom Wednesday. couple accused of chartering a flight to a remote Yukon community to get their COVID-19 vaccinations before they were eligible in their home province. A plea has been entered in the case of a B.C.
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