Which is why the government should not have granted access. That being said, there is another thing to consider: whether that access was for legitimate purpose

Which is why the government should not have granted access. That being said, there is another thing to consider: whether that access was for legitimate purposes. Thunder Bay is in a unique position since it is a hub for travel and shipping to isolated communities. This has implications, one of which is the poor access to health care in those communities since these are small fly-in only communities. If the police were called upon to enforce public health measures, access to the database could be interpreted as legitimate from the public health perspective. That being said, I don't know if this was the case. This does not explain Durham region either. (I was working in one of those isolated communities during the H1N1 outbreak. Keeping H1N1 out of those communities was a major concern.)