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A non-profit organization is taking the federal government to court over the forced quarantine in hotels for travellers entering Canada, a measure that took effect on Monday.
The group, Faces of Advocacy, called the measure excessive, disproportionate and arbitrary, saying it infringes on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. On behalf of three Quebec residents, the group filed a challenge to the measure in Quebec Superior Court on Monday.
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The measure forces most travellers to Canada to isolate in a hotel for up to three days while awaiting a test for COVID-19, and then to be isolated in another place if the test comes back positive. It could cost travellers up to $2,000 for their hotel stays.
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The time has come: As of Monday, air travellers returning to Canada will have to quarantine in federally approved hotels for up to three days while they await the results of their COVID-19 tests.
There are four hotels for travellers to choose from in Montreal so far (more may be added in the coming days), all of them near the airport: the Aloft Montreal Airport (500 McMillan Blvd.), the Crowne Plaza Montreal Airport (6600 Côte-de-Liesse Rd.), the Holiday Inn Express and Suites Montreal Airport (10888 Côte-de-Liesse Rd.) and the Montreal Airport Marriott In-Terminal (800 Leigh-Capreol Place).
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