U.S. lawmakers are applying pressure on Ottawa and Washington to ease restrictions on the Canada-U.S. border, but few Canadians want to welcome their American neighbors any time soon
Citizens of one country who own property in the other have been barred from checking on their homes. Border towns accustomed to welcoming cross-border visitors to their restaurants and stores have seen pronounced declines in business since mid-March.
DHS spokesperson Alexei Woltornist said the department is in close contact with Canada and with Mexico, where similar restrictions are also in place, but has “no changes to announce” right now.A CBSA spokesperson declined to comment on the discussions. Since the operational area of terminals has shrunk amid cratered demand, airports could create a “biosafe zone” and conduct rapid Covid tests for arriving passengers, said Gerry Bruno, vice president of federal government affairs at the Vancouver Airport Authority and the coalition’s executive director.
But for the plan to work, Covid test accuracy has to improve and governments must be willing to fund the project, its advocates say. Just as 9/11 reshaped travel to emphasize security, they argue, the pandemic will likely require public health to assume a larger focus of the traveling experience. As the crossing restrictions continue into mid-summer, border communities are seeing their economic effects.
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