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De Villa refused to answer questions about the outbreak that Toronto Public Health’s been aware of since the weekend, including how many are infected, if other quarantine hotels were undergoing outbreaks, or what measures are in place to protect guests from contracting COVID from infected staff members.
“I think it would be rather inappropriate to comment further while an investigation is underway,” de Villa responded to another reporter pressing her for details.
“I can assure you that Toronto Public Health staff are indeed undertaking the necessary investigation, as they would in all of these circumstances.”
Despite the outbreak, things seemed business as usual at the Crowne Plaza, with guests coming and going throughout Monday.
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The federal government wishes to control the spread of COVID-19 and its variants by restricting travel in and out of Canada.
This, at least, is the claim of the Trudeau Liberals. The government has therefore mandated hotel stays along with stipulating widespread testing of returning travellers.
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The policy is nothing short of a farce. What the government really wants is to punish individuals who ignore its recommendations to avoid non-essential travel.
As Toronto Sun columnist Joe Warmington said, the mandatory government-designated hotels are more like prisons. The hotel guests are like inmates.