Don’t expect a flood of travel to U.S. anytime soon

The plethora of warnings and onerous test results will keep all but the most intrepid traveller from venturing across to the United States anytime soon.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 25, 2020, on the Hill, tried to discreetly rationalize the open border announcement with an ongoing government directive to avoid international travel.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

October 18, 2021

OTTAWA—The Canadian southern border is opening up, but don’t expect a flood of travel anytime soon. The plethora of warnings and onerous test results will keep all but the most intrepid traveller from venturing across to the United States anytime soon. Many border communities depend on travell...

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