Trudeau not first politician to face heat for ride in Aga Khan’s helicopter
OTTAWA — If only Justin Trudeau had bumped into Earl Deveaux at the airport in the Bahamas — he might have been able to save himself a chopper-load of political grief.
After all, Deveaux — formerly the island nation’s environment minister — has himself been a passenger on board the Aga Khan’s private helicopter, just like Trudeau, and was made to suffer the professional consequences.
It was September 2010 when someone snapped a photo of Deveaux walking away from the helicopter in question during a stopover on his way to the Aga Khan’s private island — the same island Trudeau and his family visited during a New Years getaway.
For Deveaux, the political perils were decidedly more glaring.