David Raymond Amos@DavidRayAmos Replying to @DavidRayAmos @alllibertynews and 49 others Content disabled Methinks its not safe for me to visit emergency room of the Moncton Hospital in light of the fact that Horizon Health want the RCMP to arrest me. Best I stick with the Vitalité people N'esy Pas?
N.B. COVID-19 roundup: It's still safe to visit ERs in a pandemic, Moncton doctor says
Dairy farmers in New Brunswick were forced to dump 10 tractor-trailers of milk last week
CBC News· Posted: Apr 15, 2020 12:03 PM AT
Dr. Serge Melanson, an ER physician at the Moncton Hospital, is reminding people that it's still safe to visit emergency rooms for urgent medical care, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. (CBC)
A Moncton physician is reminding residents that emergency rooms are still a safe place to go if people are in need of immediate care — despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Moncton Hospital has seen a 50 per cent decrease in the number of ER visits since the pandemic started.
"Hospitals have taken a lot of precautions at keeping people suspected of having COVID-19 … out of our hospitals by testing at testing sites," said Dr. Serge Melanson, an emergency room physician at the Moncton Hospital.
"And those that do come to our ER department are isolated, and there's lots of precautions to keep them from the general public."
Although people might be apprehensive about visiting the ER, Melanson said people should visit the hospital if they're feeling an unfamiliar pain in their body.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick is also urging people to seek emergency care if they experience symptoms of cardiovascular disease.
Hospitals across the province are admitting fewer people with symptoms of heart attack and stroke, the foundation said in a news release.
116 cases of COVID-19
There are still 116 cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick after no new cases were reported Tuesday. Premier Blaine Higgs and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick's chief medical officer of health, will be speaking at a daily news conference at 2:30 p.m.
There were no new cases of COVID-19 reported in New Brunswick on Tuesday. (Photo: CBC News)
Of the 116 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 66 are travel-related, 40 are close contacts of confirmed cases, eight are the result of community transmission and two remain under investigation.
To date, 75 people have recovered.
A total of 12 people have been hospitalized during the pandemic, but seven have been discharged.
Dairy farmers forced to dump tractor trailers of milk
Dairy farmers in New Brunswick were forced to dump 10 tractor-trailers loads of milk last week because of a downturn in the market.
"When you bust your butt to try to produce it, it does break your heart," said Paul Gaunce, chair of the Dairy Farmers of New Brunswick.
Once businesses, schools and hotels shut down because of COVID-19, there has been a drop in demand for milk products.
"One of our biggest losses right now is cream because of the loss of coffee shops and restaurants and hotels," said Gaunce, who represents 172 dairy farms across the province.
"The processors have had to change their lines to make sure they're producing the products that consumers are using at home."
Some retailers also faced a shortage of milk because of panic buying in late March.
Although there was enough milk available, retailers weren't prepared for the sudden increase in demand.
But Gaunce said the supply is now stable again.
Fredericton postpones 2 construction projects
The City of Fredericton has postponed two construction projects until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fredericton Mayor Mike O'Brien said construction on Regent Street, between Queen Street and King Street, and Union Street will no longer take place this spring and summer as scheduled.
The projects involved upgrading the water and sewer systems in those areas.
"We decided last night we're not going to do that, hoping that our businesses can open in the near future," O'Brien said.
There's a lot of confusion about face masks now. Here are your top questions answered by chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell. 4:39
"The last thing they would need is shovels and backhoes in front of their business again."
Both projects are being replaced by two smaller projects that will have less impact on residents and businesses looking to reopen.
One project will take place on St. Mary's Street, between the Northside City Works Depot and Two Nations Crossing. The second project will take place on Terrance Street, between Brookside Drive and Harley Avenue.
The St. Mary's Street and Terrance Street projects are expected to cost $1 million — the same price as the Regent Street and Union Street projects.
City staff have also analyzed the 2020 capital construction plan and have identified $4 million in projects that could be put off to help bridge revenue shortfalls because of COVID-19.
The city will go ahead with $10 million in infrastructure projects that address safety concerns.
Printing company begins mass-producing face shields
A Fredericton printing company has switched from creating brochures and signs to building face shields for front-line workers.
Instead of laying off staff, Scott WIlliams, CEO of Taylor Printing, did everything he could to keep them on the payroll.
But he needed to find a new source of revenue.
"I come up with silly ideas all the time, and usually about one in 99 are good," said Williams.
Eventually, he was able to figure out to construct masks out of printing equipment.
What visits look like now between Riverview's Debby Warren and her mother Bessy Brown. 3:03
Taylor Printing is making the shields from plastic supplied by a company in Ontario.
The company will begin printing plastic face shields today and is anticipating it will be able to make between 5,000 and 6,000 masks a day.
The company has already received an order for 40,000 masks from the Department of Public Safety. "We never dreamed that this is what we'd be doing. But it's part of business and you take the hand that you're dealt and make the best of it."
Some workers are forced to work in close proximity
Premier Blaine Higgs said he understands there are some risks that come with certain jobs.
He uses the example of paramedics, health-care workers and child-care workers in close proximity with one another in their jobs.
"We're asking obviously that the right precautions are taken and the right equipment is worn," he said.
"But this is part of the job and we accept there are certain risks to that."
He said the province provides instruction and necessary equipment to do so.
"We need them to get through this."
Although some of these workers might be forced to work in close proximity, Higgs said it's important people avoid it if they can.
"That's the challenge, it's kind of a common sense thing."
What to do if you have symptoms
People concerned they might have COVID-19 can take a self-assessment on the government website.
Symptoms of coronavirus include fever, a new or worsening cough, and breathlessness, as well as sore throat, headache and runny nose. People with two of those symptoms are asked to:
David Amos Methinks all things considered concerning the Crown's MO two out three ain't bad N'esy Pas?
David Amos Methinks some Dairy Farmers will be recalling our conversations over the years today N'esy Pas?
David Amos
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Methinks its not safe for me to visit emergency room of the Moncton Hospital in light of the fact that Horizon Health want the RCMP to arrest me. Best I stick with the Vitalité people who taken very good care of me thus far even though I have no Medicare Card. At least Higgy knows the French folks are not delusional and very happy to take my money N'esy Pas?
David Amos Methinks Fredericton Mayor Mikey O'Brien should finally get around to asking the Fat Fred City Finest why I sued the Queen in 2015 and where the Yankee wiretap tapes and my old Harley are N'esy Pas?
Rob Sense Reply to @David Amos: easy on the edibles.
David Amos Reply to @Rob Sense: Methinks just because you enjoy your dope and beer it does not follow that I partake of such things N'esy Pas?
Terry Hughes
Reply to @David Amos: Koo Koo, Koo Koo !!!!
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Hughes: Methinks you are supposed to be extinct like the Dodo Bird but I was wrong N'esy Pas?
Rob Sense Reply to @David Amos: I do not drink beer or take drugs.
David Amos Reply to @Rob Sense: Yea Right
Rob Sense
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Reply to @David Amos: I guess it was a more noble way to explain you loss of contact with reality. the alternative cannot be corrected without stronger means...if at all.
David Amos
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Reply to @Rob Sense: Does your Mother know write such things?
Rob Sense Good to know that our ER congestion problems can be cured by a simple pandemic! Maybe people will be less addicted to ERs after this?
David Amos
Reply to @Rob Sense: Methinks your hero Higgy knows why my Doctors ORDER me to go the ER for tests on my bum ticker Even you cannot deny that I deserve the best of service since I am compelled to pay for it in cash because of the Police State placed a "Stay" against my Medicare for illegal reasons N'esy Pas?
SarahRose Werner Reply to @Rob Sense: "Sometimes they've had a more complicated medical situation to deal with because of that delay." - I'm not sure that waiting too long to come in for *true* emergencies is a cure. We need to find the middle way between people waiting too long and people coming in with hangnails.
James Risdon
Reply to @David Amos: Are you alleging the premier of our province is personally intervening to prevent you from getting your medical care covered by Medicare?
David Amos
Reply to @James Risdon: Bingo
David Amos
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Reply to @Justin Time: Methinks the RCMP and the FBI know Federal Court File No T- 1557-15 is far from over particularly since Whitey met with his untimely demise and I am still kicking Perhaps you should read the complaint if you are truly curious N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @James Risdon: The absolute definition of "libel" right there. A published false claim or statement detrimental to ones reputation.
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: Not if it is TRUE
David Amos
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Reply to @Justin Time: Methinks you know what usually comes after this notice "Awaiting moderation" N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Justin Time: Methinks you should know by now that you are not permitted to ask such questions N'esy Pas? His questions about my Harley and lawsuit etc went "Poof" before I could save it
Rob Sense Content disabled Reply to @David Amos: You have serious issues not related to any pandemic
David Amos
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Reply to @Rob Sense: I also have a real name
Heather Michon Perhaps the reporters should be asking Higgs why he refuses to increase funding to long-term care homes. He has continually ignored the healthcare crisis in the province, cutting funding and recently trying to close ERs. He appears to be allowing his personal vendetta against nursing home workers to cloud his judgement and put our most vulnerable at further risk. His excuse that we are not as bad off as other provinces is ridiculous and short sighted. Apparently our most vulnerable are not that important.
David Amos
Reply to @Heather Michon: Methinks just as a leopard cannot change his spots Higgy will continue to do what is best for Higgy N'esy Pas?
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @David Amos: David: you are being overly generous.......... Higgy will continue to do what Higgy *thinks* is best for Higgy no matter how wrong he is N'esy Pas?
James Risdon
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: What's with the "N'esy Pas"?
Paul Estey
Reply to @James Risdon: I too have wondered why those 2 words are continually being used...
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @James Risdon: In this situation I *thought* it more appropriate than "Nestle's Quick", though to be honest, it came with the cut and paste, and I was too lazy to delete it.
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks Marc and Maggie would affirm that you have been known to make the odd faux pas because I am not worth knowing N'esy Pas?
Premier Blaine Higgs and Cheryl Hansen, who oversees the provincial civil service, speak on opposite sides of the room to observe physical distancing. (Louis Leger/ premier's chief of staff)
As he arrives each morning at the Department of Health, deputy minister Gérald Richard gets his temperature checked, usually around 6 a.m. He hasn't had a day off since March 11.
Cheryl Hansen calls her mother every morning before sunrise as she drives from Mactaquac to Fredericton, where she oversees the provincial civil service from Chancery Place.
Dr. Jennifer Russell arrives at work by 7:30 a.m. More than 12 hours later she tries to have a cup of tea and a hot bath to unwind after another day on the front line.
For the officials overseeing the provincial government's COVID-19 war room, fighting the pandemic is an all-consuming job: an exhausting, stressful but exhilarating experience.
'The mission is saving lives'
They say the greatest challenge of their careers is also bringing out the best in the people they work with.
"For us, the mission is saving lives, as much as the front-line health-care workers," says Hansen, who, as clerk of the executive council, is the province's top civil servant.
Public servants staffing New Brunswick's health emergency operations centre. (Photo: David Coon/Green Party Leader)
"The more we can support, get things up, gets things structured, that's our singular mission, and that gets you out of bed every day and keeps you working hard."
Higgs's chief of staff, Louis Léger, says the Progressive Conservative minority government has had to put aside all its other plans.
"The only agenda right now is to manage this," he says. "There's no other agenda."
A typical day in a pandemic
Non-partisan civil servants like Hansen and political staffers like Léger rarely speak publicly. But the premier's office gave them permission after a request from CBC News to describe a typical day during the pandemic.
It's a dizzying amount of work, and it means 12-or-more-hour days, seven days a week, for those in the "war room."
"Going home and just having a regular supper with the family is, unbelievably, a very special experience now," says Hansen, who was appointed to the top role only two months ago.
The staff at Public Health "are giving what I would call a Herculean effort," Russell says. "Everybody is lifting above their weight. They're going above and beyond the call of duty.
"They are working seven days a week in rotations, and those days are not normal days. They are 12 or 14 or 16-hour days."
Léger is remaining in Fredericton rather than commuting home to Kent County as he normally does on weekends.
"I can't put myself in a position where I would possibly infect others. … If I get sick, then Cheryl Hansen will get sick or the premier will get sick."
The command post is actually in three locations: Chancery Place, where the premier's office and the executive council office are located; HSBC Place, home of the Department of Health, and the Victoria Health Centre, where the Emergency Measures Organization has offices.
'Guess the temperature'
Like everyone else entering the three buildings, Richard's morning temperature check is a requirement. Anyone with a temperature isn't allowed in.
Higgs says EMO staff have started "a little contest down there called 'guess the temperature.'" He came within 0.4 degrees of guessing correctly when he visited Monday.
Richard's daily routine begins with a 7:30 a.m. meeting of the top officials in his department, followed by one with the new COVID-19 task force at 8 a.m.
During the pandemic, Gérald Richard, deputy minister of health, starts his day at 7:30 a.m., meeting with the top officials in his department. (Photo: Jacques Poitras/CBC News)
Russell attends both meetings.
"I definitely hit the ground running every morning," she says.
The deputy minister's day continues with a briefing for the emergency operations centre staff on their tasks for the day at 9 a.m.
The centre is staffed by public servants in the Health Department who, sitting a safe distance from each other, field different calls from across the system and send out word of new protocols for issues ranging from elective surgeries to face masks.
They normally work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on a designated list of tasks.
"They go through the whole thing to make sure everything was resolved, and if not they have to stay until it's resolved," Richard says.
It's an environment that is actually quite good in terms of working together for one cause, and it's the cause of our lifetime, really. - Louis Léger, premier's chief of staff
After that briefing, he calls the CEOs of the two regional health authorities to let them know what the task force has decided.
He also speaks to Medavie Health Services NB CEO Richard Losier and to Eric Beaulieu, his counterpart at the Department of Social Development.
Nursing homes and special care homes are normally regulated by Social Development, but are now under the authority of the four-person task force.
At 12:30 p.m. the same group that met at 7:30 a.m. huddles again.
By afternoon Richard usually has some time for non-pandemic tasks, such as reviewing the departmental budget or signing contracts.
And later in the day there are often cabinet meetings to support, conference calls with his counterparts in other provinces, or meetings of the all-party committee Higgs set up that includes leaders of the Liberal, Green and People's Alliance parties.
He says the enthusiasm from his departmental staff motivates him to keep coming to work.
"That keeps me from going crazy, because they want to be here and I want to support them."
Looking at post-pandemic economic recovery
Down the street at Chancery Place, Hansen oversees a similar, non-stop sequence of meetings. She designated the deputy minister of public safety, Mike Comeau, as the lead official on the COVID-19 response and he has moved from his office in Marysville Place to Chancery.
They've put working groups in place for different aspects of the pandemic.
One focuses on "business continuity," ensuring other government functions, like the recent mail-out of cheques for low-income seniors, continue. Another is now planning for post-pandemic economic recovery.
Higgs says he'd obviously prefer not to be dealing with a pandemic but he's in his element thanks to his career at Irving Oil.
"I came from an operational background," he says. "So for me being focused on operations, and the details behind that, is second nature. I just inherently ask questions about the details. A lot of people don't expect that from someone in this role, but that's how I'm wired."
The nature of working at Chancery Place has changed because of the virus.
"The floor where we're spending most of our time has a few core people, spaced out so that we're not putting each other at risk but close enough to call out to each other when that becomes desirable," Comeau said.
There's a lot of intensity to every conversation. It has the kind of seriousness with it that I associate with flood situations. - Mike Comeau, deputy minister of public safety In meeting rooms, distances are marked on the floor in case officials are tired and forget how far to stay away from each other.
Protocols are constantly updated. A new one at Chancery Place last week says only one person can ride an elevator at a time.
On the political side, a phone line has been put in place for all 47 members of the legislature and the province's 10 federal MPs, regardless of party affiliation.
MLAs are often the first to hear from New Brunswickers about problems with how a new, hastily designed program is working, Léger said.
The phone line "has helped a lot in managing the flow of information in, and managing the flow of information out.
"It's an environment that is actually quite good in terms of working together for one cause, and it's the cause of our lifetime, really."
Pandemic energy similar in flooding season
Comeau compares the pace and nervous energy to spring flooding season. Flood response is overseen by EMO, which is part of his department.
"There's a lot of intensity to every conversation," he said. "It has the kind of seriousness with it that I associate with flood situations."
That experience has also taught him and his staff how to avoid getting too stressed out.
"We do have some experience and we've taken some advice over the years on how to keep perspective, remain calm and take care of oneself during those times."
Public Safety Minister Carl Urquhart, Mike Comeau, deputy minister of public safety, and Hansen taking part in a meeting to tackle COVID-19 in New Brunswick. (Photo: Louis Leger/ premier's chief of staff)
That means spelling each other off if anyone is tired or visibly close to burning out and needs a day off.
Russell has advised New Brunswickers to look after themselves and not allow stress levels to get too high, advice she tries to heed herself after she gets home.
"When time allows I do go for a walk. At the end of the day I do try to get in a cup of tea and a hot bath. I try to spend time doing a little unwinding with a bit of music."
Dr. Jennifer Russell and the premier speak at daily news conferences in Fredericton throughout the work week. (Submitted by the Government of New Brunswick)
Léger says he's avoiding watching too much news when he returns to his apartment at night.
"You've got to take a break from it because it's overwhelming."
Russell herself, however, finds herself still immersed in COVID-19 at home.
"Reading around all the latest things that are coming out on a daily basis, I don't have a problem with. It doesn't scare me in the sense that, for me, it's all information that helps me do my job better."
Higgs gets home to Quispamsis once or twice a week, driving straight to his house without stops and observing physical distancing guidelines.
He and his wife Marcia had an Easter rendezvous with one of their daughters, who lives nearby, but it was at a safe distance on the sidewalk.
"It was a fully isolated weekend," Higgs said, "You've got to do what you ask others to do."
To relax, the premier also spent part of the weekend on a springtime ritual, removing the battery from his motorcycle to charge it and checking the tires.
The trips home also give him a chance to eat better than he does during the week in Fredericton. "Let's just say that it's good that fast food restaurants are still open," he says.
The premier sees his role as keeping tabs on what urgent issues need high-level decisions, including changes to the emergency order regulating behaviour.
Higgs says he's been relying heavily on fast food while dealing with a major pandemic. (Photo: Louis Leger/ premier's chief of staff)
Any changes go first to the all-party cabinet committee. Decisions requiring full cabinet approval go there next.
"My role is then communicating that [at daily briefings] along with managing the expectations of the public," he says.
The premier says he's excited to see officials breaking down traditional barriers between departments and making decisions quickly.
"That's what you do in management in a crisis," he says.
It's also something he's long wanted government to do.
Improving public service after the pandemic
Hansen says officials have "kind of blown up the typical hierarchy," she said. "We had to become a lot more agile and solutions-focused than ever before" to cope with the requirement for physical distancing.
Some court proceedings are being done by phone or videoconference. With the sign-on of the New Brunswick Medical Society, doctors are meeting patients over the phone.
Hansen says government officials have learned new ways of operating that could last beyond the distancing requirements. (Photo: Louis Leger/ premier's chief of staff)
"This was something we wanted for a long time, but in the space of about a week, we were able to work with the NBMS and make sure we had protocols in place to start tele-care," Richard said.
Hansen says one legacy of COVID-19, whenever the pandemic does end, is that government officials have learned new ways of operating that could last beyond the distancing requirements.
"We do not want to come up the same way as we went down, with the same type of offering in the same kind of way," she said.
"We're really looking here around how do we move out of this event with new and improved public services."
Jacques Poitras has been CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick since 2000. Raised in Moncton, he also produces the CBC political podcast Spin Reduxit.
David Amos Methinks whereas I was blocked out of the gate I have every right to call this drivel exactly what it is propaganda practiced by Higgy's Police State on dimes for his benefit not ours N'esy Pas?
James Risdon Reply to @David Amos: Why do you keep writing "N'esy Pas"?
David Amos
Reply to @James Risdon: Ask Higgy
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Methinks Higgy et al should take a little time to read their emails and the comments sections of the corporate media beginning with right here N'esy Pas?
'Someone has to know': Prisoner sends plea for help from Dorchester
Prisoner fears for his safety as COVID-19 hits penitentiaries across the country
Over the course of several collect calls from prison, Aaron Daigle dictated a plea for help to his mother.
He spent all of the previous night writing a letter and asked his mother to share it with whomever she could.
He's afraid for his safety, and as COVID-19 infects more and more prisoners in the country, he feels this is the only way to be heard.
His mother Audrey Daigle read the letter to CBC News.
"We don't have a choice to stay safe, or to self–isolate, or to use hand sanitizer or to self–distance," she read from her Sussex home.
"Words can't describe the effects on a person mentally and physically under these unprecedented circumstances."
"The consequences of not taking action fast and waiting until it's too late will be devastating and irreversible."
Correctional Service Canada says it has been in talks with the Parole Board of Canada about the possibility of releasing prisoners. (Pierre Fournier/CBC News )
Aaron Daigle, 32, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to non-violent drug charges in 2019. He was moved from jail to prison and has been spending his sentence at the Dorchester Penitentiary.'
He was granted parole in early March but hasn't been released, Audrey Daigle said.
In his letter, he says prisoners are not given hand sanitizer, guards don't have masks or gloves, and it's difficult to keep enough distance from others. He says he feels like he's facing a death sentence.
"We're not looking for a get-out-of-jail-free card, we're asking for a fighting chance to make it home to our family and to our loved ones," Aaron Daigle said in the letter.
"We were ordered to serve a sentence by a judge, but at this point Correctional Service Canada has sentenced us and our family to a much more severe sentence."
They're all clustered together with no cleaners, no hand sanitizers, no nothing, like it's not right. Someone has to know. People have to know what's going on.- Audrey Daigle, mother
Correctional officers in the Maritimes have said Correctional Service Canada is slow to make changes to protect inmates and staff from COVID–19.
Advocates have been calling for the release of non-violent inmates, citing the risk of COVID-19 spreading exponentially in the close quarters of prison cells.
Audrey Daigle choked up when talking about her fear for her son.
"They need to realize that these lives are precious. They have family," she said. "He made a bad mistake. Yes ... But now, I mean their lives are valuable"
She said his four children are worried about their father.
"I don't uphold crime, I never did. It's not that, It's just that I just want a little the mercy here, and this pandemic, we don't know where it's going to take us."
In a prison to actually achieve the physical distancing means you have to have space, the only way to make space is to actually to get some of those people out of there.- Kim Pate, senator.
She said this letter "isn't just for himself," but for his prison mates who are feeling the same fear. In an interview with Information Morning Moncton, Sen. Kim Pate said it would be a good idea to release all inmates who don't have much time left on their sentences, and inmates who have health issues that put them at higher risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19.
"Most of the these prisons are in small communities," she said. "And if in fact there's an outbreak in the prisons then that could overload the local health-care system."
She said the risk comes not from the population itself, but from "staff coming in, moving through the entire institution and discovering that they tested positive but were asymptomatic at the time," she said.
Senator Kim Pate worries if COVID-19 reaches prisons, it will spread faster than in the general population. (Senate of Canada)
And physical distancing is nearly impossible in some cases, especially in a crowded facility.
"In a prison, to actually achieve the physical distancing means you have to have space, the only way to make space is to … get some of those people out of there," she said.
According to the Correctional Service Canada website, there have been 32 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in prisons in Quebec, eight in Ontario and 36 in British Columbia. This doesn't include dozens of cases confirmed among corrections officers and infections in provincial jails.
In an emailed statement, Correctional Service Canada spokesperson Stephanie McGlashan said visiting, temporary absences, work release and transfers have been suspended to prevent the spread of the disease.
"Other options are available to inmates to connect with their family and support networks such as video visitation or telephone," she said.
She said when an inmate tests positive, they are isolated, as is anyone who has been in contact with them. Prisons have also ramped up cleaning and educating inmates on how to monitor for symptoms.
She said Correctional Service Canada is "working closely with the Parole Board of Canada to examine all options with respect to the safe release of offenders into the community," but did not say if any inmates have been released.
Closer to his children
Audrey Daigle said the youngest of her son's children is a four-year-old who's been diagnosed with epilepsy. She said he was supposed to be released on parole mid-March but that hasn't happened yet.
"Her dad called when she was here … she held the phones to her heart and said 'I just miss you so much, Daddy,' and he didn't hear, I don't think. She was pushing the little phone into her chest."
"Those people are valuable too, they have lives. … They're all clustered together with no cleaners no hand sanitizers, no nothing, like it's not right. Someone has to know. People have to know what's going on."
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During the pandemic, Gérald Richard, deputy minister of health, starts his day at 7:30 a.m., meeting with the top officials in his department. (Photo: Jacques Poitras/CBC News)
