The government is also advising all Canadians to avoid "non-essential" travel to China and has also scaled back its diplomatic presence in the country because of the outbreak.
At Champagne's side, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said the government still has to decide what will happen with the Canadians who leave China, so as to prevent any spread of the illness. Some other countries have promised similar help for their citizens stuck in the province of Hubei -- particularly those that have diplomatic offices there, which Canada does not -- and Champagne said Canada isn't far behind them.
It also posted the contact phone number of 1-613-996-8885 and the email address of sosΓåòinternational.gc.ca. Tom Williams is hoping to get his wife, Lauren, who is about 35 weeks pregnant, out of Wuhan, the Hubei city that has been essentially locked down with the emergence of the disease. The couple also has a two-and-a-half-year-old son, James, who is Canadian."We're just currently waiting to hear confirmation whether we've got space on the British flight," Williams told The Canadian Press in a FaceTime interview from China on Wednesday, before Champagne's announcement.
"We're just a little anxious and hoping for some answers pretty soon," said Williams, who added that he and his family are "still healthy and still OK."
Idiots
Canada only has self imposed “quarantine”. Promise to stay home. Scary.
FP_Champagne Don’t you DARE allow this plane load of people back here without quarantining them first for the full incubation period. No one cares about ethnicity, contagious viruses don’t discriminate.
Do not bring these diseased people back here!
But into quarantine here, right? They need to remain in quarantine. There, or here; but they must remain isolated.
It’s about time I don’t know what you took you so long.
I hope we're also going to quarantine them
Maybe China can release our two hostages as well.
NO FUCKING WAY!!! INFECT MORE PEOPLE.
Do these jackasses have a clue what to do with them when they arrive?
Don't land that plane in my city..
Definitely not the smartest nation on earth.
Quarantine? That was in place during SARS
Leave them there! You travel to China stay there until you’re infection free.
Lets start an epidemic in Canada so everyonf will be too busy to look at all liberals corruption scandals
Canadian or Chinese as anyone can be Canadian now?
Lord have mercy. No. 😷🇨🇳
China may well say no! And it should, it would be the responsible thing to do!
Ugh! Just leave them over there!!!
Let’s see what protocols team Mr Blackface puts in place for these ppl once they arrive here. The health minister’s B of Arts Degree is coming in handy here, I’m sure.
Once China gives the ok Canada should be the one giving their ok...and it’s *not* ok🤷♂️
Will they be quarantined upon arrival for the duration of the incubation so it doesn’t get spread throughout the country?
Unacceptable. Why is it the liberals continue to focus on a few at the expense of the majority? We do not want more here with that virus.
120 possible cases of infection now coming to Canada. The World Govt and China working hard to spread this virus.
Just so the tax people
Land it in SK and wait to see if anyone gets sick
Bring them all. Spread the virus
And put them all in Trudeau’s house, please.
It’ll be fine.
Are they really Canadian if they are eating bats 🦇? They can stay home
Calm down everyone. Geesh.
Better keep them in a bubble until we’re sure they’re not carriers.
Ok
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