A pandemic election question: what can be done if you tested positive for COVID-19 after advanced voting closes but before general election day? Anyone who had that happen or was a close contact, would have been forced to isolate and asked not to attend a polling station.
Acumen Law’s Kyla Lee calls it unfair to Canadians as it is a constitutional right to participate in an election. “Saying that you had an earlier opportunity to do it is not sufficient. I expect that we’ll see a charter challenge launched by individuals who were required to isolate or who couldn’t participate in the democratic exercise as a result of the COVID-19 isolation and quarantine orders.”
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