In the House of Commons on Sept. 26, the Conservatives raised the issue of a report from Nova Scotia Power (NSP) that said the government’s ArriveCAN requirement impeded a U.S. power crew from entering Canada to assist in the recovery from post-tropical storm Fiona.
In a statement to Global News, NSP said there was “an issue related to ArriveCAN,” which raised concerns among the U.S. crew that they “may not be able to cross the border” to provide help after the powerful storm left devastation in its wake in Atlantic Canada.
“When we heard from our crews that there were issues at the border, we reached out to provincial officials to see if there was any help that could be provided,” Jacqueline Foster, senior communication adviser for NSP, said in the statement, adding that the issue was resolved hours later….