FOG BLOG CANADIAN POLITICS LOG: AT LEAST 8 ALBERTA MLA's RETURN FROM TRIPS SOUTH OF THE BORDER!

FOG BLOG CANADIAN POLITICS LOG: THE NUMBER IS NOW 8 MLA"S FROM ALBERTA WHO ARE COMING BACK FROM TRIPS TO HAWAII , ARIZONA, MEXICO AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL TRIPS AND WILL NOT BE PUNISHED BY THE ALBERTA PREMIER!..Two more Alberta MLAs are returning home from holiday trips abroad.

Pat Rehn, the MLA for Lesser Slave Lake, posted a statement on Facebook Saturday confirming he is on his way back to Alberta from a trip to Mexico.

"Residents in our riding have done a tremendous job reducing the spread of COVID-19. We must all work together to get past this pandemic and get back to normal life," Rehn said.

"Given this, I apologize for the fact that I recently took a previously planned family trip, following a busy legislative session. I am returning home to Alberta and will ensure I follow the premier's new travel directive."

A photo posted to Rehn's Facebook account on Dec. 24 shows Rehn wearing a T-shirt in a cave, with tropical plants in the background.

Jason Stephan, MLA for Red Deer-South, is also returning from a trip to Arizona. In an emailed statement Saturday, Stephan said he flew to Phoenix on Dec. 31. He said he bought the ticket in October.

"I support individuals and families having the freedom to choose for themselves whether they travel or not, provided they are respectful of others in doing so," Stephan wrote. "International travel, in and of itself, does not negatively impact Alberta's COVID curve if it is done responsibly."

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