by: andrew duffy
a smiths falls couple say they’ve been “harassed” by health canada officials while quarantining in their home after returning fully vaccinated from florida.
terry hartwick and his wife, jackie, both retired civil servants, say health canada enforcement officers twice showed up at their doorstep during the past two weeks, demanding entry to their home.
that was in addition, hartwick said, to daily emails and phone calls from federal officials to ensure they were complying with the government’s mandatory quarantine policy for returning canadians.
“my wife and i are upset, confused and angered by this constant harassment,” hartwick wrote in a letter to his member of parliament, conservative michael barrett.
in an interview, hartwick said he couldn’t understand why the government was pouring so much effort into testing and monitoring the health of people who were fully vaccinated. “it’s insane, the money they’re spending on this,” he said.
in order to return from florida, hartwick and his wife had to produce negative covid test results within 72 hours of reaching the canadian border, then have another test after they crossed the border and a third test during the middle of their 14-day quarantine period.