However, the Telegraph understands that the issue is at the centre of a row in Cabinet, with some ministers arguing in favour of the scheme. Whitehall sources believe that companies who adopt a “jab for a job” stance are protected by current health and safety laws which require workers to protect not only themselves, but also colleagues from harm. One government source said: “If someone is working in an environment where people haven’t been vaccinated, it becomes a public health risk.

Land border arrivals do not have to stay in a hotel as part of their mandatory two week quarantine.Earlier this week, the federal government outlined some of the application requirements for privately owned hotels looking to be part of the three night stay program.The hotels must be within 10 kilometres of one of the four international airports currently accepting flights from abroad in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.Hotels will be responsible for providing three nights of lodging in keeping with public health requirements.Safety protocols include measures to monitor movement within the hotel and ensure compliance with isolation requirements. Travellers must be sequestered from regular clients, and the hotel must have process to allow “essential and short outside time,” such as smoke breaks.FEDERALLY DESIGNATED FACILITIES FOR TRAVELLERS IN QUARANTINESince the outbreak took hold in Canada, Ottawa has been putting up travellers in hotels and other lodging sites as a “last resort” for those without a suitable place to self isolate, said a spokeswoman for the Public Health Agency of Canada.Tammy Jarbeau said in an email that the agency currently operates 11 designated quarantine facilities in nine cities across Canada, with access to two provincially run sites.These sites had lodged 5,030 travellers, as of Jan. 24, said Jarbeau.

This week, Sisters Folk Festival announced that the festival will move the date of the popular fall gathering into October, in hopes of avoiding wildfire/smoke season. This year the festival will take place Oct. 1 3. As the top brass at Porsche knows, 911 customers like options, and a stripped down, lightened 911 certainly has its intellectual appeal. For the purist with a taste for the subtle details, it’s a pretty cool offering. Contributing Editor James Riswick: Like others here, I had a hard time really telling the dynamic differences between the Carrera T and any 911 with a comparable engine and available mechanical components.