A reminder that the Public Health Act gives cabinet the ability to make regulations related to the control of notifiable diseases, & respecting the vaccination of residents of the Province. There is no need to declare a state of emergency to reintroduce certain measures #nbpoli
Whether certain measures are needed should be based on recommendations from Public Health.
These powers are in addition to tools available by medical officers of health or under legislation governing schools & childcare facilities.
The measure that would likely exceed legislative authority of the public health act would be to deny entry of people into NB. That is no longer a quarantine but a prohibition of entry. Flemming's statements in the Assembly tend to support this view. 
Again from a statutory interpretation view, any actions of an act must be confined solely to the Act's purpose. Further cabinet cannot simply suspend the application of other acts. Anything announced by government tomorrow has to fit within the purpose of Public Act & regs
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