Former federal Security Minister Stockwell Day says more politicians need to speak up on secret airport detentions or Canadians risk losing even more rights and freedoms..In a tweet, Day noted only Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has voiced any form of discomfort with the detentions, that have happened in at least Calgary and Toronto..“Other than Premier Kenney no premier has raised an audible concern about their citizens or immediate families being told they have no right(!?)to be informed where they are being taken for confinement,” Day tweeted..“Many have emailed their MPs+premiers but more need to or we lose more rights.”.Pastor Chris Mathis wrote an emotional Facebook post last Thursday night detailing what his wife, Nikki, had gone through when her flight from Dallas had arrived at the Calgary airport.He wasn’t told where his wife was, was going or allowed to talk to her..A similar situation happened to a Red Deer woman Saturday night at the Calgary..Rebekah McDonald was at the airport to pick up her 20-year-old son, Ethan, who had been living in the US but was returning to Canada for school..But when he landed he was told he had been given the wrong COVID-19 test in the US..He was also taken into federal custody and sent to an isolation centre..Kenney said federal health authorities must be more transparent when they are detaining travellers and sending them to isolation facilities to be tested for COVID-19..“There are reports of Canadians returning from abroad being directed to self isolate in airport hotels, with federal agencies failing to disclose where they will be staying. We understand the need for quarantine requirements, but ask that federal agencies be more transparent,” Kenney tweeted Monday afternoon..“People entering Canada have an obligation to inform themselves about and comply with testing and quarantine requirements. But federal agencies like CBSA and PHAC could avoid a lot of anger and confusion if they were more transparent about where people will be staying, etc..In a bid to level off the number of COVID-19 cases being brought in by returning travellers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday upon their arrival back in Canada, they will be taken to an isolation facility and given another coronavirus test..If testing negative after three days, they will be able to leave the government facility and finish the rest of their quarantine period at home. If positive, they are taken to another isolation location for the 14-day time frame..Trudeau said it will costs travellers about $2,000 each to cover testing, accommodations and food..The Justice Centre for Constitution Freedoms (JCCF) say they will file immediate court challenges, calling the Trudeau government’s actions unconstitutional..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
Former federal Security Minister Stockwell Day says more politicians need to speak up on secret airport detentions or Canadians risk losing even more rights and freedoms..In a tweet, Day noted only Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has voiced any form of discomfort with the detentions, that have happened in at least Calgary and Toronto..“Other than Premier Kenney no premier has raised an audible concern about their citizens or immediate families being told they have no right(!?)to be informed where they are being taken for confinement,” Day tweeted..“Many have emailed their MPs+premiers but more need to or we lose more rights.”.Pastor Chris Mathis wrote an emotional Facebook post last Thursday night detailing what his wife, Nikki, had gone through when her flight from Dallas had arrived at the Calgary airport.He wasn’t told where his wife was, was going or allowed to talk to her..A similar situation happened to a Red Deer woman Saturday night at the Calgary..Rebekah McDonald was at the airport to pick up her 20-year-old son, Ethan, who had been living in the US but was returning to Canada for school..But when he landed he was told he had been given the wrong COVID-19 test in the US..He was also taken into federal custody and sent to an isolation centre..Kenney said federal health authorities must be more transparent when they are detaining travellers and sending them to isolation facilities to be tested for COVID-19..“There are reports of Canadians returning from abroad being directed to self isolate in airport hotels, with federal agencies failing to disclose where they will be staying. We understand the need for quarantine requirements, but ask that federal agencies be more transparent,” Kenney tweeted Monday afternoon..“People entering Canada have an obligation to inform themselves about and comply with testing and quarantine requirements. But federal agencies like CBSA and PHAC could avoid a lot of anger and confusion if they were more transparent about where people will be staying, etc..In a bid to level off the number of COVID-19 cases being brought in by returning travellers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday upon their arrival back in Canada, they will be taken to an isolation facility and given another coronavirus test..If testing negative after three days, they will be able to leave the government facility and finish the rest of their quarantine period at home. If positive, they are taken to another isolation location for the 14-day time frame..Trudeau said it will costs travellers about $2,000 each to cover testing, accommodations and food..The Justice Centre for Constitution Freedoms (JCCF) say they will file immediate court challenges, calling the Trudeau government’s actions unconstitutional..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
