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215Governmental Power and COVID-19: The Limits of Judicial Review quite sweeping. For example, Quebec’s emergency decree purports to modify judicial orders relating to child custody arrangements;11 at the federal level, although most of Bill C-13’s important provisions are subject to sunset clauses and will expire before the end of the year, the Minister of Finance has been given the power to create and capital- ize a Crown corporation (which is exempted from the usual statutory rules on Crown corporations) for whatever pandemic-related purpose he deems fit.12 Both the federal government and provincial governments have entered into contractual arrangements to secure necessary medi- cal supplies, existing stockpiles proving insufficient to meet current needs.13 On occasion, private bodies have been co-opted into the emer- gency response. Airlines flying into and within Canada, for instance, are obliged to check passengers for symptoms of COVID-19.14 There is little doubt that dominium will continue to play a prominent role as the COVID-19 crisis drags on, with governments entering into further contracts for supplies, antiviral drugs, and vaccines. Lastly, the technique of suasion has been very much in evidence. Since before the pandemic swept Canada, public health officials have regularly been providing advice and guidance on matters such as travel and personal safety.15 Daily newspapers in Ontario invariably feature government advertisements urging residents to stay home to “flatten the curve” of viral spread and to protect vital public services. save those that are essential and limit gatherings of groups of people; see Closure of Places of Non-Essential Businesses, O Reg 119/20. 11. See e.g.  Ordering  of  measures  to  protect  the  health  of  the  population  during  the  COVID- 19  pandemic  situation, OIC 2020-006 (2020) GOQ II, 778A (Public Health Act). 12. See Paul Daly, “Emergency Economic Powers in Canada: Bill C-13’s Crown Corporation” (1 April 2020), online (blog): Administrative  Law  Matters <www. administrativelawmatters.com/blog/2020/04/01/emergency-economic-powers/>. 13. See e.g. Elizabeth Thompson, “How the Federal Government Can Fast-track Medical Supplies in a Crisis”, CBC News (18 March 2020), online: <www.cbc. ca/news/politics/covid-emergency-procurement-supplies-1.5500984>; Bartley Kives, “Manitoba Plans to Purchase $35M Worth of Masks, Sanitizers and Other Gear to Protect Against COVID-19”, CBC News (10 March 2020), online: <www. cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-covid-equipment-1.5492577>. 14. See “Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Travel Restrictions, Exemptions and Advice” (last modified 22 May 2020), online: Government  of  Canada  <www. canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/ latest-travel-health-advice.html#domestic>. 15. See e.g. Rachael D’Amore, “Stopping All Canada-China Flights Won’t Stop Spread of Coronavirus—Here’s Why”, Global  News (last updated 14 February 2020), online: <www.globalnews.ca/news/6546569/china-coronavirus-flights-canada/>.