But none of their departments will admit to having signed off on the three quarantine exemptions, and the company refuses to say who approved their applications. Both Halton Region Public Health and the police service refused all comment and interview requests on the matter. Global Affairs Canada, Champagne's department, said he has now granted 53 quarantine exemptions for business mobility and an additional eight for medical reasons or to facilitate international travel. Ottawa has classified a number of jobs as 'essential' during the global pandemic and has exempted these workers from the 14-day quarantine rule. (Ben Nelms/CBC)Federal quarantine regulations allow the four cabinet ministers and Tam to attach additional conditions, like masking and prohibitions on dining out, to quarantine exemptions.

Source: CBC News September 16, 2020 21:00 UTC