Tag: COVID Quarantine Hotels

Evidence of Second Alleged Sexual Assault at COVID Quarantine Hotel: Document

June 6, 2023
CanadaCCP VirusCOVID Quarantine HotelsMichelle Rempel GarnerPatty HajduPublic Health Agency of CanadaWorld
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Evidence has emerged of a second alleged sexual assault case previously occurring in one of Canada’s former COVID-19 quarantine hotels at which air passengers returning to Canada and awaiting a COVID test result were required to stay for a period of several months during 2021. In an Inquiry of Ministry tabled April 13 in the House…

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Feds Paid $6.7M for Hotel Quarantine Rooms Used by 15 People: Document

January 31, 2023
CanadaCCP VirusCOVID Quarantine HotelsMichelle Rempel GarnerPublic Health Agency of CanadaWorld
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The federal government paid over $6.7 million last year for COVID-19 quarantine rooms in a Calgary-area hotel used by only 15 travellers, according to an Inquiry of Ministry recently tabled in the House of Commons. The Westin Calgary Airport hotel—which the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) designated as a quarantine facility under Section 7 of the Quarantine Act…

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Victorian Government-Built Quarantine Hubs Open

February 20, 2022
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The Victorian Labor Government has announced that the state’s first Victorian Quarantine Hub (VQH) at Mickleham, will be opening on Monday to receive its first residents as the borders re-open. The VQH is a jointly funded project between the Commonwealth and Labor Victoria under the plan for Centres for National Resilience, a project between the…

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Injunction Against Quarantine Hotel Policy Denied, Constitutional Hearing to Go Ahead

March 22, 2021
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TORONTO—A constitutional rights advocacy group has lost its bid for an injunction against the federal government’s quarantine hotel policy designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Canadian Constitution Foundation had asked for the injunction while waiting for the courts to rule on whether the policy for incoming international travellers is constitutional. The foundation was…

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