Air passengers entering Canada who refuse to quarantine in a designated hotel will soon be subject to a $5,000 fine. The fine increase follows a government advisory panel report issued last week which said Ottawa should scrap the hotel quarantine requirement and instead let people arrange their own quarantine. 4:16'Just go directly home'But the increased fine might not dissuade some people from violating the hotel quarantine requirement, depending on their resolve or where they land. Prout refused to quarantine in a hotel after returning to Canada and says he has yet to received a fine. Prout said he refused to check into a quarantine hotel because he felt he'd be safer quarantining at home than a busy hotel.

Source: CBC News June 03, 2021 03:04 UTC