{"id":54709,"date":"2021-03-03T10:14:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=54709"},"modified":"2021-03-03T10:14:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:14:58","slug":"why-were-inmates-starving-in-the-canadian-quarantine-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=54709","title":{"rendered":"Why were inmates starving in the Canadian &#8216;Quarantine Hotels&#8217;?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Canada&#8217;s Quarantine Hotels Backfire As People Starved<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>A couple of weeks ago, the Canadian government introduced a new set of rules forcing international air travelers to quarantine in hotels for three days upon arrival; the plan has since backfired, &#8220;after a series of endless, chaotic setbacks including food shortages and even alleged sexual assaults,&#8221; according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/516893-quarantine-hotel-toronto-chaos\/\">RT News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-03-02_14-13-38.png?itok=Pe5FWX0g\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2021-03-02_14-13-38.png?itok=Pe5FWX0g\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2021-03-02_14-13-38.png?itok=Pe5FWX0g\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"264\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"da1abfef-0bed-4430-a7b2-b95909abea68\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vancouver&#8217;s local radio station\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citynews1130.com\/2021\/03\/01\/canada-mandatory-hotel-quarantine-conditions\/\">CKWX<\/a>\u00a0reports travelers have become upset at Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto after they waited hours for their meals.<\/p>\n<p>Arunthia Urmi, who traveled outside of Canada to visit her father, said she waited hours for food, only to receive nothing more than a flimsy piece of salmon &#8211; barely a meal. She also said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;There was no water. There was no fork or knife, no utensils. No salt or pepper. Nothing,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>Urmi<em>\u00a0said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter user Raymond Truesdale documented the frustration between travelers at the Toronto hotel and staff.<\/p>\n<p>Truesdale said, &#8220;Here at Hotel Sheraton airport terminal 3 They were ill-prepared for this 3-day quarantine No kitchen staff no food they say no water people have come to lobby boondoggle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1365363003567259651&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fcanadas-quarantine-hotels-backfire-people-starve&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1365363003567259651\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Multiple confrontations broke out between those in quarantine and hotel staff about lack of food and water.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_borderTop__2PX5m Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1365341916037054466&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fcanadas-quarantine-hotels-backfire-people-starve&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1365341916037054466\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This time there was &#8220;no food, no water.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1365342782899027975&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fcanadas-quarantine-hotels-backfire-people-starve&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1365342782899027975\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;and when they got food &#8211; the hotel price gouged the living hell out of those in quarantine.\u00a0Judging by the content of the food, it was certainly not worth $50.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1366052434670460930&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fcanadas-quarantine-hotels-backfire-people-starve&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1366052434670460930\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0mandatory quarantines have restricted these people from going outside to retrieve food. So they must rely on staff who were not adequately equipped with supplies.<\/p>\n<p>At a Holiday Inn quarantine in Toronto, residents also complained about water shortages, cold food, and a lack of utensils.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I was so hungry. I called so many times,&#8221;\u00a0one woman told CTV News.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Canadian officials were underprepared as the lack of security and confusion among hotel staff resulted in starving people.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Minister of Health said they had been informed of many of these mishaps.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;We&#8217;re aware of reports that some travelers have experienced issues with food and accommodation at government-authorized hotels during their mandatory 3-night hotel stopover,&#8221; they said in an email.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The Public Health Agency of Canada is working directly with hotel partners to find solutions to these issues.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Police at Toronto Pearson International Airport slapped several people with fines after they attempted to escape quarantine.<\/p>\n<p>Other reports state there have been multiple sexual assaults at these quarantine hotels &#8211; calls for lawmakers to end the program are mounting.<\/p>\n<p><em>Canada&#8217;s sudden imposition of mandatory hotel quarantine for incoming air travelers has done nothing to suppress the virus&#8217;\u00a0spread but has only created more problems.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/canadas-quarantine-hotels-backfire-people-starve\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/canadas-quarantine-hotels-backfire-people-starve<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada&#8217;s Quarantine Hotels Backfire As People Starved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54709\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}