It may be many more months before the Canadian-I.S. border reopens like it was in the “good old days.” Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, borders once wide open are closed to non-essential travel, affecting the lives of many people on both sides.
The Canada-U.S. land border first closed to all non-essential traffic on March 21, 2020, just as coronavirus cases began showing up with greater frequency in the U.S. and Canada. According to the Economist, America would love to have the borders reopened as soon as possible – but with covid-19 spreading fast in most American states, Canadians would rather the U.S. keep their COVID-19 cases in America.
The Canadian government has already banned all home games for the Toronto Blue Jays, fearing visiting teams would bring the coronavirus into the country.This decision forced the Blue Jays to choose Buffalo, New York to play their “home” games. On Friday, the Canadian government issued a reminder, advising citizens that under the Quarantine Act, travel restrictions are still in place at all international border stations between the U.S. and Canada. All optional and discretionary travel, including tourism, is banned at all Canadian ports of entry and in all modes of transportation — land, boat, air and rail.
The bottom line? According to economist Moshe Lander, given public opinion, it would be “political suicide” for Canadian politicians to contemplate reopening the border right now. “As long as Canadians don’t feel safe, then why force open that border when there’s no strong political logic to doing it?” said Lander, a professor at Concordia University in Montreal. He predicts it could be as late as the middle of 2021 before the border reopens.
Source: DJ
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