She was the first member of Parliament to announce that she had tested positive for the coronavirus in Canada. Her father died in September of a brain hemorrhage, followed weeks later by her uncle. Some might cut Kamal Khera some slack, for her suffering and service during a year that darkly summoned both. But, when Ms. Khera revealed she had flown to Seattle over the holidays to attend a small family memorial, the public reaction was swift and bruising. Denounced on social media as “selfish,” “arrogant” and a “cheater,” she was forced to step down from her parliamentary role as secretary to the minister of international development.

Source: International New York Times January 07, 2021 19:41 UTC