A constitutional rights group has challenged the requirement of using the ArriveCan app for travellers to Canada in Federal Court by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, CTV News is reporting.
The publication notes that the action was filed on behalf of 11 Canadians, including some allegedly fined up to $8,500.
Led by an organization that has opposed public health measures such as lockdowns and vaccine mandates, the legal challenge seeks to strike down mandatory use of the app and to declare quarantine rules for Canadians who refuse to use the app as unconstitutional.
The notice also alleges the federal health minister has failed or refused to provide evidence that ArriveCan’s data collection is legal or secure.
It further claims that the ArriveCan app has proven to be unreliable and prone to errors that have infringed the Charter rights of Canadians.
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Federal Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra responds to calls to drop the ArriveCAN apphttps://t.co/yn9ohPoTck pic.twitter.com/5fPgjKBH0W
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Canadians arriving home and international visitors are all required to use the ArriveCan app to fill out their vaccination status, in the app from Canada Border Services Agency.
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“Canadians arriving home and international visitors are all required to use the ArriveCan app to fill out their vaccination status, for Canada Border Services Agency.” It’s actually for Public Health Agency of Canada.
Depends on the context.
Good! I hope they win. The ArriveCan app is completely useless. They already scan your passport and take a photo of your license plate when you cross by land. What more do they need. How would I even know if I was in contact with someone that had Covid.
You’d know by using the app, actually.
You wouldn’t. Anyone that says the app would tell you if you’ve had contact is spreading misinformation.
The app serves no useful purpose. “It’s easy” seems to justify it to the thinking-impaired.
If there is any justice left in this land, the Supreme Court will ban this app as it is an involuntary invasion of privacy.
It’s more than an invasion of privacy. It’s a violation of a basic constitutional right. You have an unrestricted right to enter Canada as a citizen. This abridges that right by imposing unjustified restrictions on entry, with detention as a penalty for non-compliance.
If Trudeau passed a requirement that all citizens must pledge allegiance to his family, that would be a violation of your rights of freedom of expression and freedom of conscience. It would be imposing an unjustified restriction on your rights with penalties.
People give up their rights far to easily, by being convinced that it’s for the common good, even if it goes against facts and common sense.