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Old Dec 30, 2020, 11:59 pm
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Originally Posted by YOWgary
For something like this, I'm glad to have as much warning as possible. I've got a team of people working an unspecified large sporting event in a few weeks, and I now need to find a company that can meet them at their hotel for rapid testing so they can fly home when the job's done.
I'm not opposed to giving some notice before it gets implemented, but it reeks of disorganization to announce a vague policy and say you'll announce the rest tomorrow. It's not like this is going to take weeks to develop.

Originally Posted by On Time Reports
But during the same announcement, Public Safety Minister also announced they are exploring implementing a border pilot program at YYZ. Why have incentives to reduce quarantine times if they don't want people to travel?
Very well said.
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