Spending requests capture ‘direct supports’ for hotel quarantine users, says Hajdu, but not legal challenges

The Canadian Constitution Foundation, which is arguing the program restricts people’s liberty and freedom to avoid unreasonable detention, is seeking $10,000 in damages.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured with chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam in December 2020, sidestepped questions on whether Ottawa has planned for any costs it could incur related to legal challenges to its hotel quarantine program.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

March 12, 2021

The federal government has not yet budgeted for any legal challenges related to its quarantine hotel policy, members of the House Health Committee heard Friday. In her testimony to the committee, Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thu...

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