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Health committee The Canadian Parliament went first, and that was the difficulty.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee There are currently about 30 to 40 quarantine officers. There are six quarantine stations: Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax. These 30 quarantine officers staff those quarantine stations on a 24-hour basis.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee No, and there are no new resources required as a result of this amendment.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee There was no plan to establish quarantine stations at any land border crossing. I guess we would have to look at that in terms of numbers and risk. Again, I think it would be—
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee The quarantine stations that currently exist cover airports, marine ports, and land border crossings. If a customs officer notices a sick traveller who is crossing by land, they are required to notify the quarantine officer responsible for that crossing, who then will give instru
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee Well, clearly, the legislation, as it was written and assented to by both houses, included all types of conveyances.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee It was subject to advanced reporting.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee Yes.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee Each province is different. Some provinces have updated their legislation--Ontario and Nova Scotia. Some provinces haven't. Their legislation is quite old.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee No. This act only applies to travellers in conveyances arriving in or departing from Canada. Once you're in Canada the provincial public health legislation applies.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee The difference is that they have to represent a risk of significant harm to public health. So if you look at the definition of communicable disease—
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee That's the threshold that has to be met.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee If I could just follow up on that, though, the flu in that case is pandemic flu, not the everyday, run-of-the-mill flu.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee It is being enforced today.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie
Health committee If they are travelling from a country outside of the United States to Detroit, U.S. law would apply and the airline would be required to notify Detroit. So there would be a requirement under U.S. law.
April 18th, 2007Committee meeting
Dennis Brodie