(Canadian Press file photo)

By Chris Brown

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Kenney tells returning Albertans to go directly home for self-isolation

Mar 23, 2020 | 3:29 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Premier Jason Kenney did not mince words when it comes to what Albertans abroad must do when they return to the province.

“We need to send a message to all of them that they must self-isolate at their home immediately upon return to Alberta,” Kenney said during a news conference on Monday.

“This not mean going to the grocery store. This not mean going to the grocery store This does not mean going to the kennel to pick up your dog. It does not mean dropping your RV off at a service company to be serviced. It does not mean going and visiting the grandkids. It means one thing and one thing only … You must go directly and immediately to your home.”

Kenney added, “We will not tolerate people coming in form overseas and then mixing with the general population. They would be threatening public health in Alberta. I cannot emphazise this strongly enough.”

Kenney said the province will use stronger legal tools to impose that obligation on people and stronger penalties, echoing the message sent by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier in the day.

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Trudeau says people need to clearly understand that ignoring social distancing protocols puts others at risk — from the elderly to essential workers.

He says this is what we all need to be doing and we’re going to make sure it happens.

He sternly warned — “Enough is enough. Go home and stay home.”

(With file from The Canadian Press)