Legal Challenge Launched Against Canada’s Federally Mandated Quarantine Hotel Policy

Legal Challenge Launched Against Canada’s Federally Mandated Quarantine Hotel Policy
An airport hotel is shown as people walk outside with their luggage at Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Feb. 2, 2021. Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press
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TORONTO—A constitutional rights advocacy group is mounting a legal challenge to the federal government’s quarantine hotel policy, arguing it infringes on Canadians’ fundamental rights.

The Canadian Constitution Foundation has filed an application with Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice along with five individuals, seeking an end to the policy. The application names the Attorney General of Canada as the defendant.