Tories raised in the House of Commons a report from Nova Scotia Power (NSP) that the government’s ArriveCAN requirement impeded a U.S. power crew from entering Canada to lend support to 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 historic post-tropical storm left devastation 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….