https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/some-travellers-walking-out-of-pearson-airport-or-take-a-fine-instead-of-paying-for-quarantine-hotel
"...Akhil Mooken, a spokesperson for Peel Regional Police, confirmed that officers are not stopping people who refuse to follow the measures that came into effect Monday.
“Unless there are some serious or aggravating circumstances where the public safety is at risk, we are not … detaining individuals who are not complying with the regulations under the Quarantine Act,” Mooken said.
Peel police officers are working with the Public Health Agency of Canada to monitor arrivals at Pearson in Mississauga, Ont., with the police holding the power to charge travellers at the airport.
...A source familiar with the situation at Pearson airport said police “do not have the manpower” to “stop all these people, issue them fines, do the followups, make sure they’re complying.”
The source said enforcement of the Quarantine Act is “all being done by the public health agency.”
The National Post contacted police departments in all four cities that have federally mandated quarantine hotel stays. A spokesperson for the Calgary Police Service said the department has not received any requests from PHAC to help enforce stays at the quarantine hotels. A Montreal police spokesperson did not answer questions about whether travellers are dodging quarantine hotels. RCMP in Richmond, B.C. did not respond in time for publication...."
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