‘Dumbest thing I’ve seen’: Miller slams wealthy couple who flew to Yukon to skip vaccine queue

'I don't know what was going through those people’s minds,' says Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, who noted the news comes amid a short supply of COVID-19 vaccines.

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, pictured on Jan. 20, says the couple should express contrition for claiming they were from the Yukon in order to receive a vaccine that's being prioritized for those most vulnerable to catching the virus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

January 27, 2021

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller condemned the decision of a wealthy Vancouver couple who chartered a plane to Beaver Creek, Yukon, in January to get the Moderna vaccine, saying it left him “disgusted.” Mr. Miller (

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