Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court upholds province’s COVID-19 travel ban
Sep 17, 2020 | 12:59 PM
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court judge has upheld the province’s pandemic travel restrictions.
Halifax resident Kimberly Taylor sued the Newfoundland and Labrador government after she was initially denied an exemption to the province’s travel ban after her mother’s death in St. John’s in May.
Taylor argued that the province overstepped its authority and violated her constitutional rights.
In a ruling issued today, Justice Donald Burrage agreed that Taylor’s right to mobility was infringed but said the infringement was justified because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
