Maxime Bernier Fined for 2021 Violation of COVID-19 Restrictions

People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier leaves a protest against government measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Peterborough, Ont., on April 24, 2021. The Canadian Press/Fred Thornhill

People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier agreed to pay $2,000 in fines and costs in Manitoba Provincial Court on May 16 for violating pandemic restrictions in 2021.

“I am proud of what I did,” Bernier told the court, according to information reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. “It was a dark time in Canada.”