86-Year-Old Canadian Man Temporarily Detained for Not Downloading Health App to Submit Mandatory Health Info to Canadian Government
An 86-year-old man was denied entry to Canada and detained for 2 hours for failing to use the “ArriveCan” app, which requires travelers to submit mandatory health information to the Canadian government.
The elderly, wheelchair-bound father and his daughter were harassed and got into an argument with a member of the Canadian Public Health at Toronto airport.-- More...
Saw this on TikTok this morning. 86 year old senior does not have a cellphone to use the ArriveCAN app. Daughter asks what will happen when her dad is flying alone. Listen to it: pic.twitter.com/Vp5QdRpzJI
— Jennifer Elle (@jenniferelle_) July 16, 2022
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