With Vaccinations Skyrocketing in Canada, It's Time to Change Border Policies

With Vaccinations Skyrocketing in Canada, It’s Time to Change Border Policies

May 29, 2021 ctn_admin

Global News – It’s curious that while the government boasts of its success in finally procuring substantial numbers of vaccines and urges Canadians to be immunized, we see no reflection of that when it comes to our border policies. That needs to change.

If our rules fail to take into account the impact of vaccination, they’ll have even less credibility in the eyes of the public. It’s hard to justify why a Toronto-to-Vancouver flight requires no testing or isolation for anyone, but a fully vaccinated individual who tests negative twice must still isolate after a Los Angeles-to-Toronto flight.

A federal science panel this week made a series of recommendations, including an end to the Trudeau government’s hotel quarantine program and a policy to allow fully vaccinated travellers to enter Canada without having to quarantine at all. Health Minister Patty Hajdu on Friday said changes to current border and quarantine rules are likely.