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OTTAWA Former Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose says the time has come for the federal government to declare a state of emergency.

In a tweet directed at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Sunday, Ambrose wrote :

Canadians are ready for you to lead us further through this crisis. Its time to declare a state of emergency in Canada and tell us to shelter in place, except for essential workers. We are ready to do our part to save others.

We will not view it as an assault on our civil liberties, we will see it as assault on COVID 19, she said.

1/2) PM @JustinTrudeau: Canadians are ready for you to lead us further through this crisis. Its time to declare a state of emergency in Canada and tell us to shelter in place, except for essential workers. We are ready to do our part to save others.

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1/2) PM @JustinTrudeau : Canadians are ready for you to lead us further through this crisis. Its time to declare a state of emergency in Canada and tell us to shelter in place, except for essential workers. We are ready to do our part to save others.
Rona Ambrose (@RonaAmbrose) March 22, 2020

In what has become a daily national address, Trudeau said provincial and municipal governments have not run out of tools to address the crisis so an escalated federal response is not yet required.

The federal Emergencies Act is a significant step that can and should be taken when we have exhausted all other steps at other orders of government, and the legislation and regulations available to the federal government do not respond, or are insufficient to respond, to the situation at hand, he said on Sunday.

Ottawa is keeping in close contact with the provinces and territories to ensure they are well-equipped to respond to the crisis, he said, and the Emergencies Act remains on the table.

Our message to everyone is: you must stay home, Trudeau reiterated, in French.

On Sunday, Nova Scotia was the latest jurisdiction to declare a state of emergency . Police and law enforcement agencies will now be tasked with enforcing self-isolation and social distancing rules.

Violators will be fined $1,000 a day

Premier Stephen McNeil said strict new measures were necessary after he had seen and heard reports of residents showing a lack of common sense by piling into cars, parking near one another, and gathering in public parks and the beach. .

We are dealing with a deadly virus, and this behaviour is unacceptable, he said.

Gatherings of more than five people are banned and people who do not obey public health directives will be fined $1,000 a day. Businesses who do not respect closures will be fined $7,500 a day.

As of Monday morning, the province will set up checkpoints at its land borders, ports and airports, and force those coming into Nova Scotia to self-isolate for 14 days.

Last week, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador all declared some form of states of emergency or states of public health emergency.

We will not hesitate to take stronger measures should we need to ...
- Health Minister Patty Hajdu

Speaking at a press conference in Ottawa, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said she continues to hope the federal government will not need to order Canadians to stay home. Right now, she said, the federal government is asking and recommending individuals remain indoors.

We will not hesitate to take stronger measures should we need to in order to make two things absolutely crystal clear across this country, she added. One, to keep Canadians health and safety at the forefront and two to figure out a long term strategy to get us out of this situation.

A national state of emergency hasnt been declared in Canada since the introduction of the Emergencies Act in 1988, which is an updated version of the War Measures Act. That controversial law was invoked by Trudeaus father, then prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, during the FLQ crisis that rocked Quebec in 1970.

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Violators will be fined $1,000 a day