Health committee  The Canadian Parliament went first, and that was the difficulty.

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.

Health committee  No, and there are no new resources required as a result of this amendment.

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—

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

Health committee  Well, clearly, the legislation, as it was written and assented to by both houses, included all types of conveyances.

Health committee  It was subject to advanced reporting.

Health committee  Yes.

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.

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.

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—

Health committee  That's the threshold that has to be met.

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.

Health committee  It is being enforced today.

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.