Canada putting border restrictions in place amid COVID-19 pandemic

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will be restricting who can enter the country as part of the country's "aggressive steps" to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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72 comments

    1. @Paulo Kegles the country would have shut down. If borders fully close this country will hit a recession that will make the 1930s look laughable

    2. Progressives only know how to be reactive because their half-baked ideas always cause a crisis you have to react to.

    3. @Live And Inspired your reasoning is why, if there is ever a seriously deadly virus, we will all be extinct.

    1. @Zinnia does cancer and diabetes spread at that fast of a rate? No. Stop trying to downplay something serious just cause you do not understand.

    1. Except if you are an ILLEGAL BORDER JUMPER – then you are taken into Canada and quarantined, well fed and have toilet paper in your hotel room.

    2. Lone Wanderer ohh……if refugees walk in, what they gonna do? He said not allowed non citizens and PR to get in.

    1. its the largest undefended land border on planet earth and billions of vital supplies and goods cross it daily. explain how you would shut this down genius.

    2. @Clark Kent Other way around. Our healthcare is so bad Canadians go to America to get treatment. Why sit on a waiting list for months to get your finger put back on when you can just go to florida and pay out of picket to get fixed.

    3. @Yukreen Lilimstujk well per capital Canada is more infected so Canadians are going to infect them.

  1. Prime Minister, will you immediately close Roxham Road. If you mean business you will do so. If you leave it open, you are jusy blowing fluff as usual. Banning will all incomi g flights from China would also be prudent.

    1. @LOKISlog7 Unfortunately, LOKI, even though he has stated he doesn’t tell the RCMP what to do, yes, I believe that’s what he has directed them to do. And to hand out support trudeau buttons!

    1. @Liam Keenlyside – No, this is an english speaking country. Only a very small percentage of the population speaks French

  2. 87% of cases linked to international travel. Allowing flights to Canada’s biggest cities from foreign countries is stupid. Why not send flights to say, a military base and set up quarantine there if you wont ban flights from other countries.

  3. Probably 2 months late @ this point. As of now, internal controls are needed as well, to put a halt to community infection.

  4. Too late. This should’ve been done in mid-February at best.

    But better something than nothing at this point.

    1. @josh77577 Absolutely wrong; Trump closed off travel from China three weeks after this started, closed off Europe, Iran, etc. Until now we have been allowing travelers from everywhere to enter Canada with NO enhanced screening but a tick box on a customs card.

    2. The Canadian government is always REactive when it comes to doing things that cost money, even though every single time they end up paying more later. The only thing the government is PROactive in doing is giving themselves a raise before doing any actual work.

  5. Roxham road is open for business.RCMP will help you with luggage as you cross the ditch.Don’t worry it’s ok.Arrive at night to avoid the crowds.

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