"I wanted to take this opportunity to unreservedly apologize for my decision to travel over the holidays... I've disappointed no one more than myself."
The order applies to bars, restaurants, pubs, liquor stores or grocery stores.
Audio from Phillips, who was on the Caribbean island of St. Barthelemy at the time of the meeting, seemingly catches the sound of waves crashing in the background.
Finance Minister Rod Phillips is currently in hot water for taking a vacation during the Ontario lockdown.
In an apology statement released yesterday, Phillips said that had he "been aware then of the eventual December 26 Province wide shutdown, we would have canceled the trip."
Another troubling finding is that nearly one third of Canadians report having gained weight during the pandemic
The new numbers confirmed by the Ontario Ministry of Health now make the number of hospitalizations higher than the peak of the first wave of the pandemic.
Toronto Mayor John Tory came to the defense of Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips, who was found to be vacationing in the Caribbean while the rest of the province remained in lockdown.
Phillips has apologized for the vacation, saying "I deeply regret travelling over the holidays. It was a mistake and I apologize."
Under the restrictions, even stores which are deemed essential may not sell products which are considered non-essential
Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips released a statement after it was discovered that he travelled outside of the country only weeks before the province went into lockdown.
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau boasts about the millions of doses he has secured for Canada, very few have been delivered or administered.
An anti-lockdown protestor in Nanaimo, British Columbia received a large fine from local RCMP for attending a roadside rally on Sunday.
The party defied regulations set on indoor gatherings by the Ford government.
In an effort to make the health agency more compatible with other agencies within the government, top scientists were replaced by civil servants in the organization's bureaucracy.