Type of Intervention: Regulation
Sectors Involved: Police and Interior Affairs
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; Enforcement actions
Level of Jurisdiction: Prince Edward Island
Lead People/Agency: Chief Public Health Officer
Overview: Cabinet empowered the Chief Public Health Officer to issue orders under the Public Health Act, including fines to anyone who is not complying with the direction to self-isolate. The following penalties were established:
– A fine of $1,000 for a first offence;
– A fine of $2,000 for a second offence; or,
– A fine of $10,000 for a third offence and every offence thereafter.
Full details here: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/new-provincial-measures-to-protect-islanders
Type of Justification: Perception of an increased threat