Thread: Fine for breaking the Quarantine Act

I think they are finally getting serious about this.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/autos/news...?ocid=msedgntp

Bob

A bit excessive

Originally Posted by rolodave

A bit excessive

I think the article is a little bit misleading in that no fine has been paid yet and the accused has to appear in court at which point the amount of the fine will be determined by the judge. IIRC the fines start at $1200.00 CAD

From this article https://www.cheknews.ca/mandatory-qu...canada-658181/

The penalty for violating this order could cost anyone caught up to $750,000. It could also result in arrest and up to six months in jail.

Penalties are even more drastic if officials believe someone is jeopardizing others’ lives “while wilfully or recklessly contravening the act.” If caught, that could mean fines up to $1 million or three years in prison.

Bob

They need to start fining Canadians who travel and not spend the two weeks ensuring that they are virus free before contacting others. They have been leaning on people passing through a wee bit, but honestly there is a much broader group that this should apply too.
Also that’s classic Canadian reporting, talking about the maximum penalty. Few people arrested in Canada ever face the maximum for anything.

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Yea, another unbiased reporter, no agenda there. Here in California, they can’t keep the lights on, but you can charge your EV at a much-discounted Government Subsidized rate. What will happen if everyone goes to electric?

Wind, solar and other “green” electric generators are less than 2 percent of the grid, can you say Nuclear?

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Sebastian Blanco has been writing about electric vehicles, hybrids, and hydrogen cars since 2006. His articles and car reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Automotive News, Reuters, SAE, Autoblog, InsideEVs, Trucks.com, Car Talk, and other outlets. His first green-car media event was the launch of the Tesla Roadster, and since then he has been tracking the shift away from gasoline-powered vehicles and discovering the new technology's importance not just for the auto industry, but for the world as a whole. Throw in the recent shift to autonomous vehicles, and there are more interesting changes happening now than most people can wrap their heads around. You can find him on Twitter or, on good days, behind the wheel of a new EV.


Yea, another unbiased reporter, no agenda there. Here in California, they can’t keep the lights on, but you can charge your EV at a much-discounted Government Subsidized rate. What will happen if everyone goes to electric?

Wind, solar and other “green” electric generators are less than 2 percent of the grid, can you say Nuclear?

I have not idea what the writer's bias in favour of electric vehicles as to do with enforcement of the Quarantine Act during a global Covid 19 pandemic. A vehicle's power source has nothing to do with the Quarantine Act or it's enforcement in Canada.

Bob

Originally Posted by RezDog

They need to start fining Canadians who travel and not spend the two weeks ensuring that they are virus free before contacting others. They have been leaning on people passing through a wee bit, but honestly there is a much broader group that this should apply too.
Also that’s classic Canadian reporting, talking about the maximum penalty. Few people arrested in Canada ever face the maximum for anything.

Yes, the Quarantine Act applies to anyone entering Canada from abroad including returning Canadians and should be enforced more rigorously than it has been. Having US plates makes you an easy target for people to report to authorities.

The report appeared in an American magazine and was likely not properly researched.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Having US plates makes you an easy target for people to report to authorities.
Bob

You are right Bob but it's not only people with US plates.

We have family in New brunswick but don't see them at the moment, try parking your car in Atlantic Canada with Ontario plates.