Calls to scrap the ArriveCan app are surging after video emerged over the weekend of an 86-year-old wheelchair-bound man being threatened with a $5,000 fine for not using the ArriveCan app, despite not owning a smartphone.
“This is bureaucracy gone amok,” the man said from his wheelchair.
“This is one of the requirements as part of the quarantine act to get back in,” the Public Health authority responded.
“Well, you’ve got my Covid shots — I’ve had four of them. You have my passport. Why not let’s just do the paperwork and get this over with?” asks the man.
“Because they want the app. The government wants the app,” the authority responded.
Indeed, despite having proof of vaccination, the government didn’t care. It wasn’t about health and safety; it was about compliance.
Another video also recently emerged of Canadians returning home to two fines — one for not using the ArriveCan app and one for not showing their vaccination medical records.
“You can’t have your cake and eat it, too,” a health officer stated.
“That’s another fine”
Returning Canadian citizens subjected to abuse & belligerence by Public Health (PHAC) officer at Toronto’s Pearson Airport after refusal to use ArriveCAN and disclose private medical information. #BorderReports #ArriveCAN
pic.twitter.com/WegJ3wD5qZ — Rowan
(@canmericanized) July 15, 2022
