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House Hansard - 11

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 6, 2021 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 11 - Dec/6/21
Ms. Raquel Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul, CPC)
  • Dec/6/21 2:47:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in order for Canadians to cross the land border from the U.S. into Canada, they have to upload their proof of vaccination to the government's official app ArriveCAN, but this requirement has been poorly communicated, to say the least. Now, Canadians are finding out at the border upon returning home that, if someone fails to do this, they will be punished by their government with a mandatory two-week quarantine, and there is absolutely no recourse for them. MPs have received hundreds of complaints about this. Canadians deserve reasonable accommodation at their own land border. When will they get it?
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Context: House Hansard - 11 - Dec/6/21
Ms. Raquel Dancho (Kildonan—St. Paul, CPC)
  • Dec/6/21 2:48:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if a person has received mandatory quarantine for spending, say, 30 minutes at the grocery store in the U.S., there is the government's response. It has no plan to help and is, by all accounts, pleased with its punishments of Canadians. We need to look at the facts. The ArriveCAN app has crashed for some users. Many cannot access it because of poor cell service. Many seniors do not have smart phones, and for others, costly data plans are out of reach. I ask members to keep in mind that all of these people are double vaccinated Canadians, yet there is no recourse for them. They were forced into quarantine because of poor communication from the government. Something needs to be done about this, and something needs to be done about it now. Again, Canadians deserve reasonable accommodation. When will the Liberals start treating Canadians with respect?
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