Ont. woman pays $3,500 for one night in quarantine hotel

[@oliverfurtado7657]

Let’s pay attention to what hotels that are doing this and boycott those hotels

[@junkfoodguy]

you boycott the hotel hopuse the homeless to?

[@tedpoplawski6154]

@@junkfoodguy LOL..WTF?

[@junkfoodguy]

@@tedpoplawski6154 must be polish

[@juliehunt795]

This business traveler is boycotting the Crown Plaza chain over this incident.

[@junkfoodguy]

@@juliehunt795 see how you wont say much toeries spendinng especisly harper era spending oil patch and gm

[@rolandgaudet5226]

Grand Theft Hotel is where she stayed , it`s governmently owned

[@junkfoodguy]

yt you think well we better repay her back likle welfare cheque

[@bhavnaamin4667]

They are just looting fellow citizen bcoz they got power and ok to be abused. Disgusting.

[@junkfoodguy]

@@bhavnaamin4667 so if the homelees were hshrlteerd at this samr hotel you wouldnt complain bout it?

[@christinesevigny8252]

@@junkfoodguy what?

[@cpt.crunch9978]

@@junkfoodguy drink another one. Jesus.

[@FreedaAnimals]

They should've went home and disputed the charges with her CC company. They cannot legally detain you.

[@thellamas9098]

Moral of this story is, just go home!!! Don’t pay the fine

[@junkfoodguy]

so you start up gofundme page for like nothing hsppened?

[@johnburch4842]

Yep just book hotel and then leave airport and go home

[@nathaniel6087]

Agree

[@juliehunt795]

@@johnburch4842 And emailed cancellation of the booking immediately upon getting home, CC'd to the issuing credit card company.

[@fatcat6030]

YUP🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@baldingtaco]

No exemptions if you're already a Canadian Citizen and seemingly no opposition to this by any political party. Let that sink in the next time you vote.

[@junkfoodguy]

if looked atlantic bubble see how there rules stood up

[@jasonhewitt9542]

I have let that sink in. I did vote liberal. I always have. I never will again. Ever.

[@dcsc4895]

The "peoples party of canada" opposes this 100%, I suggest everyone looking at their platform.

[@cliffkonkle3467]

It doesn't matter who you vote for they are all the same evil crooks.

[@fatcat6030]

@@jasonhewitt9542 Thank you. Glad to see you FINALLY give a dam about your country!

[@thesitcomaddict]

Poor lady. I don't know what's more frustrating, the fact that this happened, or the fact that its in no way surprising at all.

[@junkfoodguy]

so gues lookimng another handout gofundme pages like nothimg see here right if she afford travel outside the country she be ble for herr hotel right

[@thesitcomaddict]

@@junkfoodguy not fully sure I get your meaning but she had to go bury her father. Also, her primary issue seems to be that things were dishonest, disorganized and unsafe.

[@junkfoodguy]

@@thesitcomaddict gues she couldnt wait for better dated to have a funeral right?my brother died cancer in dec ami allowed toronto belleville with having be putup in hotel reg rgeion to region travelling think bout.are we suppose be handing fat pay cheque $3500 a night thren?

[@intrumpwetrust1448]

😢profond

[@lmt6672]

@@junkfoodguy ask the victims of sexual assault how they're doing in these hotels. Also not sure qhy anyone needs to cater to you. She burried her father

[@xpitcher7712]

Canada has become such a mismanaged country. It's sad that we've come to this.

[@junkfoodguy]

you we should weite cheque wipe are hand clean like nothing happen

[@katealeksen7701]

CHINADA

[@Radeo]

@Jack Freeman What if I don't want to be "led"? Where does that vote go?

[@pumpkinmashes6355]

Move

[@Radeo]

@@pumpkinmashes6355 I did move. Soon there will not be anywhere to move to.

[@christopherseal2341]

This is a money maker for Trudeau's friends. Trudeau knows how to take care of his friends from WE, to SNC, to Loblaws ( the Weston Family).

[@pulltheotherone5035]

Omg ....lady ....you walk away and call your credit card company and have them delete the charge ....wtf !

[@junkfoodguy]

yet you wanna steart up go fund me page for fel sorry for her

[@capitainebonhomme1609]

If one authorised a cc transaction, then cannot reverse it.

[@PowerrPundit]

@@capitainebonhomme1609 yes you can, however after recieving the refund you need to cancel your card and wait for a new one

[@capitainebonhomme1609]

@@PowerrPundit Not that simple If a credit card customer challenges a transaction, the financial institution would initiate an investigation with the merchant and that takes 4-6 weeks. If the investigation finds that you had authorised the transaction, then the transaction can't be reversed.

[@missnukkinfutz]

This country is an absolute disaster.

[@dynasty5053]

No, the world is an absolute disaster. The tentacles of the octopus we all know as WHO world Health organization

[@shelahchapman1578]

He is a disaster, not the country, he is everything wrong with this country, this quarantine boy! Imagine, coming from a funeral and having to face the train wreck of JT! Condolences to this fine lady!

[@healthtalk2497]

sad sad, Canada used to be a beautiful and free country. now IT'S CHINADA...

[@bolskify]

Where you gonna move?

[@missnukkinfutz]

@@bolskify Why the hell would I move?

[@petrapiciacchia2456]

I would have taken the cab home, deal with the fine if it shows up then go to court. Call the credit card company to contest the charge. Its Bullsh*t!!

[@junkfoodguy]

so we just start up a gofund me page like nothimng see here folks welfare day

[@islandgal500]

3:09 It was stated that the fines are anywhere from $3,700.00 to $750,000.00. Worth it for the low end, but who can afford a stiffer maximum fine and the long court fight to put things right.

[@willybeeproductions9357]

Yeah, WHY WOULD YOU PAY $3500 for a hotel room when the maximum FINE for defying the law is $800...AND when taken to court, you can argue that the fine is unjust and against your rights and freedoms as mandated in the Charter....Duh Lady!

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

@@willybeeproductions9357 exactly

[@pokiblue5870]

@@islandgal500 if you get a fine of 750000$ then always reject offer until they bleed so much money in legal fees then just call for bankrupcy, you have nothing to loose and they can loose millions.

[@mrmeme177]

Discusting and shameful on the part of these hotels and the government. I’ll boycott the hotels and the Libs will never get my vote.

[@09bluejeans]

Government bureaucratic confusion! Let's have an inquiry.

[@junkfoodguy]

you think we should repay hert back corparte welfare

[@vicmar4167]

Let's have an election

[@tedpoplawski6154]

@@junkfoodguy LOL..WTF?

[@junkfoodguy]

@@tedpoplawski6154 LOLWTF op polish

[@juliehunt795]

@@junkfoodguy It would not be "corporate" welfare; rather, politically-driven bureaucratic incompetence expense reconciliation.

[@chanelnorris]

This makes no sense. They have a home. If they live in Canada - why can’t they stay at home and isolate.

[@chanelnorris]

@U Betcha - She went to bury her father she didn’t go on vacation? So again- that makes no sense.

[@wolf-sniper8896]

Yes no sens extra charge for poeple for nothing .home is the best place to quarantine

[@tarekadam9652]

Let’s just boycott all those hotels from future bookings. Any hotel participating in this crap will have no long term future. Done.

[@nesb6548]

Im in !

[@DeeTheSwagguy12]

Great idea

[@titania145]

I support that 👍

[@ryanhaynes5502]

Disgusting what this federal government has allowed

[@francesbadger3401]

You mean created. The federal government created this situation.

[@versasys]

Just remember this when Turdeau comes looking for your vote

[@juliehunt795]

Your single opportunity to express your outrage and condemnation of Liberal Party opportunism and disregard for Canadian taxpayers' interests.

[@larockdigg]

@shane kearsley Not me Trudeau's is a crook

[@edwardbebenek2826]

What are different?No canadian politishin has the bols.They all servants.

[@larockdigg]

@@edwardbebenek2826 You got that right

[@freedombro6502]

@@edwardbebenek2826 vote PPC 🗳 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@shelleylarose]

JT has to go, this is so disgusting, I feel so much for the lady and her family

[@junkfoodguy]

replace him erin

[@juliehunt795]

Next election, get rid of him and his deficit-spending liberal party.

[@junkfoodguy]

@@juliehunt795 you rather ttries spend hog wild

[@tedpoplawski6154]

@@junkfoodguy LOL..fool.

[@juztinl9535]

Canada voted him back in. We knew he was a crook from term 1. Canada shouldn't be complaining they did it to themselves

[@dianneperry8260]

This is a major cluster F! Disgusting, condolences to this poor family.

[@juliehunt795]

Email that sentiment, Dianne Perry, to your federal MP, contact info via info dissemination number 1-800-OCANADA; would take only a few minutes and would leave you proud of having done your civic duty.

[@torinobob]

Serves her right for leaving the country during a pandemic to not only attend but arrange the funeral for her father. How selfish! (Sarcastic tone implied)

[@paulchristiansen7014]

and yet John Tori doesn't do it right...oh yes 2 rules

[@junkfoodguy]

@@paulchristiansen7014 you willing wtite her a cheque then

[@melanieeccles9602]

Hey, I'm glad I saw the remark in ( ) because I was about to blast you, LOL - where is Ozzy when you need him - "crazy, that's just how it goes..." Peace!

[@paulchristiansen7014]

@@soundboardist who are referring to..

[@DR-uj2dd]

Brutal. This government is a disaster.

[@juliehunt795]

A now daily demonstrated brutal political-regime type of disaster the likes of which Canada has never before known in its history of existence as a free and democratic nation; see beyond the COVID issue and get rid of the Trudeau Liberal government.

[@steelhead6368]

Canadian government is just plain stupid. I mean seriously stupid... at least learn or adopt from other countries that have a better system. You can thank our Prime Minister Justin Trudumb.

[@luxaholicanonymous2577]

This entire thing is a mess! Not properly executed at all. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@junkfoodguy]

city i of toromnto been the same program for last year with homeless shelters

[@tedpoplawski6154]

LOL..where is Toromnto?

[@Radeo]

By the nature of the endeavour, there is no possibility of it ever being "executed properly". It's like laws that can't be enforced consistently. They are null and void by default.

[@juliehunt795]

@@junkfoodguy Are "u" of "Toromnto in a homeless shelter?

[@junkfoodguy]

@@juliehunt795 y should ii answer that gotcha game

[@albingasinec1615]

Staying in this hotel is against the law , especially when you are Canadian citizen . Sue the corrupt government!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@devilcity5827]

Baseless, stay home no fine paid

[@stoicismcore]

He has to go. You know whom I am talking about.

[@juliehunt795]

Justin Trudeau.

[@jltunes]

Quarantine money laundry hotel !!

[@redtop83noneyab54]

The thing to take away from this is.... GET RID OF trudeauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@iopenpacks]

we tried in 2019...

[@freedombro6502]

@@iopenpacks vote PPC 🗳 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@angelasimmons2736]

Like any other government would do anything different. They are all corrupt. Ontario's conservative government pushed for this.

[@bolskify]

What does Trudeau have to do with it? You think he personally came up with this idea? Don't be weird.

[@freedombro6502]

@@bolskify the buck stops with the leader, so yeah kinda

[@jeannettedeblois691]

Extortion pure and simple! Disgusting!

[@henrka]

Call your credit card company and get all the money back. Quarantine hotel operators are criminal financial predators.

[@juliehunt795]

The money billed will only be credited back if the hotel booking was cancelled within the hotel's stipulated time limit.

[@capitainebonhomme1609]

@@juliehunt795 You are correct

[@capitainebonhomme1609]

If you authorise the transaction, then your financial institution will not reverse the charges

[@henrka]

@@capitainebonhomme1609 yes, they will if the goods are not supplied or the service not delivered as in this case.

[@capitainebonhomme1609]

@@henrka You are right there's a fair chance the financial institution could reverse the charges in this specific case.

[@gj8550]

Remember she was dealing with CROWN PLAZA HOTEL!!!

[@juliehunt795]

From this date, this business traveler will definitely boycotting the Crown Plaza hotel chain.

[@paulbains9152]

Why should they be favoring Non -Canadians , over Canadians to be exempt for grieving reasons . Thats disgusting . This Liberal government is loathsome in its respect for Canadians .

[@junkfoodguy]

you think well we better repay her back $3500 welfare time

[@SacredHeart18]

There are non-Canadians with Canadian/Permanent Resident relatives, but the problem is that it seems the rules are one sided, which isn't fair. Both returning Canadians AND non-Canadians should be exempt for compassionate reasons.

[@junkfoodguy]

@@SacredHeart18 yet if you eastern canada there was bubble goverment had house the them in a hotel how tat any differenr then

[@susanparsons4338]

@@junkfoodguy learn proper English

[@junkfoodguy]

@@susanparsons4338 meaning erin otoole english and where love duck amnd weave and blame game on repportrs english enought for ypuy nitvh

[@annettavicckies298]

WHERE IS THIS MONEY GOING? NO ACCOUNTABILITY

[@junkfoodguy]

you better write her give $3500 then

[@rockerdad2]

J is building a new pool!

[@juliehunt795]

@@rockerdad2 Which can be abruptly drained in the next election if Canada's electorate takes the opportunity and makes the effort to get out and vote against him.

[@meganleecy4658]

The whole thing is a joke! How can a country run by a drama teacher be great? Zero chance! A teacher can run a country??? Does it make any sense!? Would you hire a teacher to do your tax? I won't even dare!

[@vaniad555]

I hope we will hear more about this story if the news does some investigation like who owns the hotel, who is who, this is definitely criminal behaviour and this hotel and the others should be charged in court.

[@firstonturtleislandnapi5581]

Treating every person like their sick is sick government

[@JM-ug8zy]

All this means is more billable hours for the panel of experts who made these reccomendations, not much of a surprise.

[@rob8795]

That bill made no sense. She said it was $369/night but they charged her $373/night. How is taxes $588? And then $700/night?? What hotel is this?? This hotel should be shut down

[@918Global]

Hopefully they retract these new travel rules, it’s clearly not working.

[@ashleighjaimaosborne3966]

This is outrageous! 🇨🇦Boycott these hotels that are doing this.

[@kikky811]

Don’t you think it’s the government?

[@Ronaldo_Football-Cr7]

"This is illegal" Where is the justice system and the courts. Is there any petition to sign..?

[@Neilly671]

This is what happens when Government controls things

[@junkfoodguy]

you reathet live govervent society move to spain then

[@NamPham-jk5zc]

What happens if someone simply doesn't have the funds to pay that. As I student there were numerous occasions where I didn't have even close to that in my bank and was living pay check to pay check. Are they going to wait while I take out a line of credit or go to a loan shark so I can stay in this arbitrary hotel they've supposedly set up? Pretty extreme extortion and sounds like someone skimmed a little something off the top for themselves. Absolute crooks

[@junkfoodguy]

better start up go fund me page then

[@Ronaldo_Football-Cr7]

"Daylight Robbery" - What service is this to Canadians. This is insanity. so sorry for the irreparable loss of your dad. May Allah SWT rest his sole in peace..

[@Andi-fk8vs]

I’d rather sleep in our car than deal this quarantine hotel! Awful!

[@michaelmooney2021]

That's a liberal joke

[@ricardoseales6501]

Horrible treatment this government is doing .Vote them out of office.

[@CB-ob5vh]

Is there any petition against this that I can sign? Petition against these government hotels? What is actively being done to counteract this. I want to support, thank you.

[@thisiscanada8632]

Truad : sound like millions dollar business !

[@junkfoodguy]

millkomn dollsar busines house the prople jsil?it is million dolllar busines house the homeless?

[@tedpoplawski6154]

@@junkfoodguy LOL..

[@scottmantai8643]

And even with all this corruption and absolute idiocy I bet the east will still vote back in the same government. Vote him back in and prepare for more of what you see and even worse. Wait till you find out about cashless society! Think about this the next time your voting please. I love Canada but it is breaking apart way to fast!

[@sherryb1083]

This is absolutely disgusting. I feel for her and her family. Also my condolences to you all.

[@chantalelabrecque702]

It's like we have no control over our body or finance. This is horrible and a real lack of humanity. This measure does not work at all.

[@tracycouture3955]

Disgusting,I would take them to court and get her brother's money back. SHAME on the government, They MUST be removed from office. Every single one of them

[@gwendolynmac5147]

Obviously there is no concern about a virus. What a horrible experience.

[@data.artist]

someone in gov probrobably get paid for commissions for choosing these hotels.

[@LinA-it9vd]

It’s probably their friends.

[@patalberta5493]

What? You don't appreciate the long and sleepless hours JT is putting in to keep Canadians safe?

[@zafaarjakeer7577]

The ford nation should pay this bill

[@zafaarjakeer7577]

@@brettthomas5605 well if you had paid attention, ford recommended it.

[@juliehunt795]

@@zafaarjakeer7577 Why Ford "nation," where did that come from?

[@empress6820]

The whole process is not working at all...

[@Iqbal_sibia]

What if someone doesn't have money ?

[@junkfoodguy]

maybe you should start up a go fund me page if you fwel sorry for her

[@Iqbal_sibia]

@@junkfoodguy .... i didn't ask for your suggestion but thanks for it.. 👍

[@junkfoodguy]

@@Iqbal_sibia judsty sayn

[@marcrochefort4483]

All you had to do was refuse and walk out the door, $880 ticket that you don't have to pay and would get thrown out anyways is a hell of a lot cheaper. Take the fine, don't pay it.

[@carlitosgomez71]

If your lucky maybe or alternatively they may send the police to take you to jail and then fined and imprisoned

[@krystleraymond7906]

They were under duress! Authorities said they could be charged $75000!!

[@wendygliddon3350]

That is extortion, shame shame shame on Them!

[@gaetaneguitard7011]

Name of the hôtel, want to make sure that i will never go the re.

[@rocheri]

Crowne plaza Toronto, a lot of travellers are saying the same thing. Capitalism at its finest!

[@MH-kq1ii]

Don't bother staying. It's cheaper just to take the fine then it is to stay at these hotels. Most likely these fines won't hold up in court anyways.

[@professor3800]

It's just a business, MR. Prime Minister your decision is wrong ( 3 days quarantine ) change your decision.

[@capitainebonhomme1609]

In Australia it's 14 days Canadian PM is too soft

[@rocheri]

I'm fine with the quarantine, its these private corporations that are gouging.

[@goodtimetraveler8261]

I'm selling all my Bitcoin and buying a hotel near the airport...

[@AlergicToSnow]

This needs a follow up. What has happened since? I’ll be happy to sign a letter or petition to any government official that will clear this up. And I will never stay at another Sheraton hotel, ever, and I’m totally passing the word around.

[@leslieollerhead1114]

It was Crown Plaza Toronto.

[@benala5135]

Hotel quarantine must be cancelled immediately because it's more dangerous and not safe for international travelers . staying home for 2 weeks is safe.

[@jamesl9371]

This is not quarantine. They could have given or received the virus at any point along the way... airport , taxi, hotel lobby...

[@nehap4225]

Absolutely disgusting.

[@natusia43]

Ridiculous!

[@deval4747]

Shutdown this hotel forever! The owners are greedy, evil. Put them in jail!

[@stephenmorris8557]

Such a joke on Canadians

[@roberttucker4196]

If you consider this government and its actions a joke then you are just as sick as Turdeau.

[@vad8712]

Um yeah, refuse the hotel stay, go home. They have ZERO right to force you to stay anywhere.

[@michelelong3205]

That's insane!

[@richardmartin4652]

Justin's fascist Utopia.

[@SyntaxOverflow]

They can charge you once you give them your card for not saying there? That's insane!

[@bolskify]

You never booked a hotel before? That's usually what happens.

[@christophermair3349]

Shoot me. I am going home.

[@cathysweeney6861]

The hotels should be included in the next nuremberg trials

[@garyfaulds2008]

Expect more this treatment if vote for Trudeau in the next election.

[@iamyou4558]

Give her back her money that's not fair it's a funeral

[@mayankgambhir8622]

Similar kind of situation occurred in Victoria, Australia. the hotels became the breeding ground of covid-19 when it started instead of preventing covid-19.

[@carmenlajoie2719]

60 min Australia showed the malfunctions of it all.

[@annettavicckies298]

I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS.

[@MrNexusPrime]

These hotels are unenforceable. Ya you get a ticket, but you can fight all these covid tickets. They aren't constitutional. LET THEM GO HOME.

[@malorieedie7763]

WOW just seems brutal & totally unfair what that woman went through 😔

[@marineghost17]

I still don’t understand why the government is allowed to do this to Canadians imagine non Canadians can get an exemption this is a disaster and robbery.

[@cc3184]

Well one woman recently filmed herself leaving the airport after refusing to both be tested and go to hotel. She was told she would be sent a ticket in the mail.

[@GoodEvenings]

slow clap......... liberals..

[@loripop910]

How ridiculous.

[@johnsinglet575]

Canadian abroad for 10 years. I always imagined I’d move back one day, but the country is so poorly run it’s giving me serious doubts.

[@KyleTO7]

I don't think thers is a fine if you leave the airport. The cops already said they can't enforce it.

[@krystleraymond7906]

In Alberta

[@nealdutta4069]

Just make travelling illegal. Until further notice.....lol.

[@juliehunt795]

Interesting thought.

[@user-lc7jh7rw4s]

I hope they get the point. Never mind getting ripped off, what she saying is very true the amount of contact points out Ways going straight home.

[@junkfoodguy]

yet let see how many would start go fund page for her extoerting and looking for hadout all the sametime

[@darrenmoran3539]

u know why bother go home take your 3000 fine then plead not guilty go to court in 5 yrs

[@aviciouswalrus1303]

This would be racketeering if the hotels weren't given carte-blanche to do as they please. But now it's totally legal apparently. What a farce.

[@dsvidreed4975]

The hotel owners should be held accountable for this theft and taken to court, the credit card company should not pay the hotel as there is a discrepancy in the amount taken from the card without the card owner's consent. Or is it now another Law made because of COVID-19 that because a company has your card details they can change their minds and charge anything they want,

[@capitainebonhomme1609]

You are right. When you provide your cc details at the hotel, the hotel is entitled to charge you for various transactions.

[@conniemartin3367]

And our ex-graphic designer doesn’t have one shred of data to warrant any of these quarantines! Less than 1% traveller transmission of COVID! The fines can’t possibly stand up in court!

[@bhavnaamin4667]

How long thz wld go further?any idea as covid is not going to go and in lieu to help friends gov. Sucks

[@junkfoodguy]

yet look how the homeless shekltered at hotels thrn

[@dorothymason8882]

EXTORTION.👁️👁️

[@felixscorpian]

This is just disgustingly inhumane What a mess

[@belledorris1973]

I think that it's too bad for ppl travelling because we canadians are not allowed to mourn loves ones... But at maximum it should be around 100$ to 200$ a night so 3 days that would be 600$ it's a downright rubbery

[@junkfoodguy]

better look up the cost house the homeles at hotels then see what the city ofd toronto pays

[@belledorris1973]

@@junkfoodguy I'd rather not look at how much we pay for homeless and refugees in hotels... they the government surely get ripped off. Why else Trudeau said it would cost canadians 2000$ for 3 nights...

[@belledorris1973]

@@junkfoodguy can government ever do something and have a fair price. Answer is obliviously no and this the absolute 100 % proof of that they usually pay minimum double when not triple what it really cost.

[@junkfoodguy]

@@belledorris1973 im sure tories would there 2000 dollar payday give it to the 1% right?

[@junkfoodguy]

@@belledorris1973 buy tthe tories love take away basic income just ask ford bout tht you love blame the liberals right!what erin do right?bet he woulf open up everything like you dont need quartine you dont get quartine like oprah would you get a car you get a car you get a car but here kicker you 1% get $2000 fotr not doing anything right

[@jordanmaerz7852]

Yep trudeau at his finest 👌