N.L. COVID-19 Travel Ban Arbitrary, Violates Mobility Rights, Courtroom Told
Lawyers challenging Newfoundland and Labrador's COVID-19-related travel ban say the policy is arbitrary and violates the mobility rights guaranteed in the charter. Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa on July 3, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.—Lawyers contesting Newfoundland and Labrador’s travel ban say the policy is arbitrary and violates mobility rights guaranteed in the charter.
Closing arguments were heard Tuesday in provincial Supreme Court in a challenge of restrictions imposed last spring to limit the spread of COVID-19.
