Originally Posted by
yvrcnx
Just wondering where the idea comes from that there is little or no supervision on people returning to Canada
It's a good question and one of the reasons I left BC out of my reference. The smaller the number of pax involved, the easier it is to follow up. YVR has about 1/3 the international arrivals of YYZ (using most recent traffic report). In June, the compliance activity was transferred from BC to the federal government because of the need for more resources.
There are not enough resources to effectively follow up on 150,000+ international pax expected to arrive at YYZ in December.(And this excludes transborder.)
Although most people are responsible, there is a core group of people who will not be compliant. Unfortunately, the only way to pick up non compliance is if there is surveillance.
The Quebec health minister is beside himself because of what happened with spring break earlier this year. It's a catastrophe from which Quebec never recovered. What's driving Quebec and Ontario now is the current UK experience, which has literally overwhelmed the London NHS. The provincial healthcare systems are at their breaking point and they are not well positioned to respond to a more infectious disease. Remember that Canada's Covid19 virus was primarily imported through European travel and Canadians exposed to infected Europeans and Americans at sun destinations. They don't want a repeat of history.