The big difference is that the public health officers who are doing the compliance and the enforcement are not RCMP officers. They come with a different set of skills. All along, we've said that, if there were huge parties and people were breaking orders, disturbances and stuff, we would not put our public health officers at risk within that. That is the job of the RCMP. I do think that sometimes our public is getting confused. They tend to phone us. What I have to say is that we have almost, I believe it was, 800 inquiries or calls in to Protect NWT. Every single one of them gets followed up. However, we will not put those officers at risk. If there are people partying in apartment buildings, there are laws. If they're disturbing, it is not to call the Protect NWT; at that point, it's to call the RCMP. I think that's the confusion. If tenants are having complaints about repeated parties, like I have heard in the statement, then it is the landlord who has to be notified of that.
Caroline Cochrane on Question 242-19(2): Enforcement of Chief Public Health Officer's Orders in Apartment Buildings
In the Legislative Assembly on May 27th, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 242-19(2): Enforcement of Chief Public Health Officer's Orders in Apartment Buildings
Oral Questions
May 27th, 2020
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