The essence of good journalism is diversity of opinion. This was demonstrated by two columns in last the National Post after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that international air travellers arriving in Canada would be confined to a government-designated hotel room while awaiting COVID-19 test results.
John Ivison’s column, headlined “A good idea poorly carried out,” was fundamentally supportive, while Chris Selley concluded that “Mandatory hotel quarantine exists solely because it suddenly became a political necessity and a welcome distraction.”
Here’s a chronology of the federal government’s actions: