The Democracy Fund launches lawsuit to kill ArriveCAN requirement
The legal challenge, which names Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos as a respondent, was filed today by The Democracy Fund (TDF) in Federal Court and asks for a "declaration that the use of ArriveCAN is not legally required of persons entering Canada."
The TDF suit includes two strategic litigants, Cody Tilbury of Ontario who received a fine of $6255 for refusing to use the problem-plagued ArriveCAN app, and Corrine Janzen of Alberta, who was forced to download and use the app under duress. Tilbury and Janzen, both Canadian citizens, were returning from Mexico.
The ArriveCAN app was initially developed to track quarantine plans for returning travellers but has become mandatory for any Canadian wishing to come into the country at any land or air point of entry and requires travellers to upload their proof of vaccination into the app to avoid a forced two-week quarantine requirement. Those who do not use the app face excessive fines.
View a copy of the lawsuit here:
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra recently told a Commons committee that the controversial app was not the cause of problems and delays at points of entry.
Liberal MP Annie Koutrakis asks Transport Minister Omar Alghabra if there is any evidence whatsoever that ArriveCan causes any trouble with cross-border travels.
— Rebel News Canada (@RebelNews_CA) August 22, 2022
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A glitch in the ArriveCAN app in July, which according to a press release by the Justice Centre, took twelve days to rectify, sent an erroneous robo-text directing over 10,000 travellers to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
Toronto's Pearson Airport is ranked second in the world for flight delays.
Omar Alghabra, the transportation minister overseeing the chaos at Pearson Airport due to COVID restrictions, says "it's the great sense of urgency for our gov't" to fix the problem.
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) June 7, 2022
Yet the restrictions remain.
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To support the work of The Democracy Fund in this lawsuit against the federal government, please visit www.NoArriveCAN.com to make a tax-deductible donation today.
Sheila Gunn Reid
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Editor-in-Chief, Alberta Bureau Chief, member of the board of directors, and host of The Gunn Show at Rebel News. Sheila also serves as President of the Independent Press Gallery of Canada. A mother of three and longtime conservative activist, Sheila is the author of bestselling books, including her most recent release, Independence Blueprint: What Alberta Can Learn From Quebec.
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