Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says Irving Shipbuilding made an error by not informing employees about a worker who was not required to self-isolate after coming to the company's Halifax job site from Quebec. About 90 workers at the Halifax Shipyard took job action this week after learning a worker had been brought in using a public health exemption. Dr. Robert Strang told reporters at a COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday that the situation is a reminder for all businesses. Workers at Irving Shipbuilding walked off the job this week out of concerns about a worker from Quebec being brought to the job site via a public health exemption. If he sees something he doesn't like after issuing an exemption, Strang has the power to revoke it.

Source: CBC News October 28, 2020 17:48 UTC