Tue Apr 12, 2022 – 3:23 pm EDT
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) – Canada’s Public Health Agency (PHAC) revealed last week that it is looking at giving its federal quarantine inspectors new police-like powers which would allow them to hand out tickets to COVID rule breakers.
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, the proposal by PHAC is under “initial discussion” and came after its managers protested they were reliant on local law enforcement to give tickets out under Canada’s Quarantine Act.
Jennifer Lutfallah, who serves as the vice president of health security, told a House of Commons public accounts committee last week that “we are looking at mechanisms on how we can enhance our capability of enforcement, which by that I mean ticketing or some other type of monetary mechanisms to ensure compliance.”
Lutfallah said that as PHAC could “not issue contravention tickets across the country,” they are in the “initial discussion phases,” and “assessing all possible options with respect to enforcement.”
Lutfallah said they are potentially looking at giving quarantine officers the power to hand out tickets, much like Canada Border Services Agency and Transport Canada officers are allowed to do relating to enforcing their own rules.
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