Public Health Agency ‘fell short’ on border control measures, with poor tracking and inconsistent enforcement: AG report

Auditor General Karen Hogan found the agency did not know whether more than a third of travellers complied with quarantine orders between June 2020 and July 2021.

Auditor General of Canada Karen Hogan found the Public Health Agency of Canada did a poor job following up with travellers suspected of breaking the rules, and was unaware of what happened to 59 per cent people placed in that category between July 2020 to June 2021.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

December 9, 2021

The Public Health Agency of Canada had “significant gaps” administering border control measures meant to limit COVID-19’s spread, failing to properly track suspected rule-breakers or positive cases even after improving its verification of traveller compliance, a...

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