The Democracy Fund (TDF) has submitted a notice of application in the Federal Court of Canada on behalf of several Canadians against the health minister for mandating ArriveCan for international travel, according to a Wednesday press release. .This lawsuit alleges the private medical information obtained by the Canadian government through ArriveCan breaches the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. .The release said some of TDF’s clients for this case are same households facing cumulative fines. .The Canadian government has admitted ArriveCan goes beyond keeping people safe. TDF said the app is being used for other reasons, such as modernizing border control. .The release said TDF’s lawyers will be arguing the Canadian government has not followed proper procedures for mandating ArriveCan. Its lawyers will say the Quarantine Act does not provide jurisdiction to the federal government to compel people entering Canada to disclose their medical choices under threats of fines or imprisonment. .It said they will state mandating disclosure of personal information is an unreasonable, unjustifiable infringement against privacy, which is protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. .This lawsuit comes around the same time as the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) filing a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada on behalf of 11 Canadians who were fined for not using ArriveCan or were ordered to quarantine for 14 days after returning from abroad. .READ MORE: Justice Centre brings legal challenge against ArriveCan app.“The Justice Centre has heard from thousands of Canadians who have been negatively impacted by the federal government’s mandatory requirement to use ArriveCan,” said JCCF lawyer Eva Chipiuk. .“Thousands of law-abiding citizens have been fined egregiously simply for returning to their home country.”
The Democracy Fund (TDF) has submitted a notice of application in the Federal Court of Canada on behalf of several Canadians against the health minister for mandating ArriveCan for international travel, according to a Wednesday press release. .This lawsuit alleges the private medical information obtained by the Canadian government through ArriveCan breaches the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. .The release said some of TDF’s clients for this case are same households facing cumulative fines. .The Canadian government has admitted ArriveCan goes beyond keeping people safe. TDF said the app is being used for other reasons, such as modernizing border control. .The release said TDF’s lawyers will be arguing the Canadian government has not followed proper procedures for mandating ArriveCan. Its lawyers will say the Quarantine Act does not provide jurisdiction to the federal government to compel people entering Canada to disclose their medical choices under threats of fines or imprisonment. .It said they will state mandating disclosure of personal information is an unreasonable, unjustifiable infringement against privacy, which is protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. .This lawsuit comes around the same time as the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) filing a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada on behalf of 11 Canadians who were fined for not using ArriveCan or were ordered to quarantine for 14 days after returning from abroad. .READ MORE: Justice Centre brings legal challenge against ArriveCan app.“The Justice Centre has heard from thousands of Canadians who have been negatively impacted by the federal government’s mandatory requirement to use ArriveCan,” said JCCF lawyer Eva Chipiuk. .“Thousands of law-abiding citizens have been fined egregiously simply for returning to their home country.”
