Our Charter explicitly protects the right of Canadians to enter, remain in and leave Canada. Imposing these quarantine prison hotels is a clear violation of the right of Canadians to enter their own country

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The federal government’s plan for prison hotels is redundant when put on top of existing requirements. Forcibly confining Canadians at their own expense is an unjustified infringement on our fundamental mobility rights.

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If the concern is over the new COVID variant, the government has already failed to keep the variant out of Canada. Subsequent pandemic theatre that violates our constitutional rights will not make up for that failure.

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The CCF is asking any individual who will be subject to the new federal plan to quarantine in a government facility to contact Litigation Director Christine Van Geyn.

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