Health Canada Spent at Least $1.5M on Police to Help With Quarantine, ArriveCan Compliance

Health Canada Spent at Least $1.5M on Police to Help With Quarantine, ArriveCan Compliance
Police and health workers wait for arrivals at the COVID-19 testing centre in Terminal 3 at Pearson Airport in Toronto on Feb. 3, 2021. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
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Police resources were diverted from normal duties to help federal public health authorities enforce the Quarantine Act and ArriveCan compliance at airports, The Epoch Times has learned.

“Between the end of 2020 to the end of March 2022, $1.5 million was paid for police services at 10 Ports of Entry, including airports and designated quarantine facilities,” Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) spokesperson Mark Johnson said in a statement.

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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