A Vancouver Island MP has penned a letter to the prime minister and B.C. premier asking to restrict all non-essential travel on BC Ferries amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Paul Manly, MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith, says he is concerned about reports of a spike in ferry traffic over the Easter weekend. “There can be no justification for a rise in ferry ridership during a long weekend in a public health emergency,” he wrote. “This can no longer just be a request for people to stay home.
The government needs to restrict travel and enforce that restriction.” An online petition calling for a ban on non-essential travel has garnered more than 37,000 signatures as of Monday afternoon. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest