Governments curbing civil liberties with public health orders across Canada, including in the North, need to be extra cautious, experts say. In Nunavut, public health orders issued under the Public Health Act restrict travel, assembly and religious practice in groups. Michael Bryant is the executive director and general counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. (Sara Frizzell/CBC)The civil liberties of Nunavummiut were already unequal to many other Canadians before the pandemic, she said. "Civil liberties and basic human rights were a huge issue before the pandemic," she said, "and now we're seeing the consequences of the lack of action in providing those civil liberties and basic human rights from the federal government."

Source: CBC News April 10, 2020 09:00 UTC