Manitoba MP Niki Ashton was stripped of her shadow cabinet role on Saturday after she took a trip to Greece (Canadian Press file photo)

By Canadian Press

Two MPs stripped of opposition critic roles over international travel

Jan 3, 2021 | 7:36 PM

Liberal MP Kamal Khera is the latest politician to be caught up in controversy over international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Khera is stepping down from her role as parliamentary secretary to the minister of international development.

She says she flew to Seattle to attend a small memorial service for her uncle and father, who died within weeks of each other earlier in the year.

Rod Phillips resigned as Ontario’s finance minister after controversy exploded over his Caribbean vacation.