Canada Drops Vaccine Mandate for Truckers Crossing Border…
by Roberto Wakerell-Cruz at The Post Millennial
Unvaccinated truckers will be permitted to cross the border from the United States, Canada’s border agency said on Wednesday.
According to Reuters, the decision was reversed after pressure from the Canadian Conservatives and Canada’s trucking lobby on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The trucking lobby predicted that 10 percent of the work force would be cut, leading to large disruptions to trade, increases in already-record-high inflation rates, and driver shortages.
“The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said that unvaccinated, or partially vaccinated Canadian truck drivers arriving at the U.S.-Canada border will remain exempt from pre-arrival, arrival and post-arrival testing and quarantine requirements.“However, truckers from the United States will still need to be vaccinated or they will be turned back at the border from Jan. 15, a CBSA spokesperson said,” wrote Reuters.
A source told Reuters that the decision…
