‘Exceptional measures’: feds tighten Canada’s borders, barring entry to most non-citizens

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, defending the decision to exempt the U.S. from the restrictions, says a carveout was necessary because the border is a 'lifeline' between the two countries.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau, left, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Health Minister Patty Hajdu, and Treasury Board's Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured on March 16, announce new measures that would see Canada's borders harden, limiting entry to most foreign nationals. The new measures take effect Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

March 16, 2020

Ottawa is tightening its borders, barring entry to travellers arriving from abroad, with some carveouts, including keeping the Canada-U.S. border open, as it races to prevent a surge of coronavirus cases from overwhelming the health-care system.

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