Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer were grilled Tuesday morning for traveling over the Easter weekend.
Non-essential travel has been restricted for weeks, and Quebec has urged people not to go to their cottages, howeverTrudeau travelled to Harrington Lake in Quebec to spend Easter with his family at the prime minister's official country residence.
The residence is located a 30-minute drive from downtown Ottawa in the province of Quebec.
Police in that province have sought to limit non-essential travel between Ottawa and Gatineau, and some motorists have found themselves turned away when they attempt to cross the provincial border.
When pressed during his Tuesday news conference about his decision to spend Easter at Harrington Lake, Trudeau defended the decision.
"As I mentioned last week in my presentation, after three weeks of my family living up at Harrington and me working here, I went to join them for Easter. We continue to follow all instructions from public health authorities," said Trudeau.
Scheer had brought his family on a flight from Regina to Ottawa alongside two other MPs. Adding his wife and five children to the nine-seat government Challenger jet meant foregoing proper physical distancing on the plane, according to Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May, who was on the flight.