Thread by @DrEricDing

Extreme white privilege—businessman & his wife charter private ✈️ to remote indigenous First Nation town in Yukon to sneak vaccines—allegedly lied to officials & represented themselves “in various ways” & claimed to be workers at a local motel. #COVID19 🤦🏻‍♂️
yukon-news.com/news/former-ce…

2) Husband and wife Rodney Baker, 55, and Ekaterina Baker, 32, were ticketed and charged in Whitehorse on Jan. 21, 2021.

So that’s the casino mogul’s wife—someone asked.

3) Streicker said they put the community at risk by breaking quarantine, disregarding declaration they signed on their arrival and travelling to the remote community. He also questioned the logic of their deception — wondering how they thought they would receive the second dose.

4) “I’m very upset at the individuals — the couple — who did this. What they did was to mislead our officials and the community,” said Streicker on Friday.
He said the government has reported the incident to the RCMP.

5) The maximum penalty under CEMA is a $500 fine plus $75 surcharge, six months in jail, or both. Both individuals received two fines, one for failing to self-isolate and a second for failing to follow their signed declaration, adding up to $1,150 each.

6) Rodney Baker was the CEO of the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC), a major owner of casinos and race tracks across Canada, until Jan. 25. He makes $10 mil CAD a year.

7) Vaccine inequality by Chicago zip code... spot anything wrong?

https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1353897960501891072