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Trudeau plans to keep borders closed

Canadian leader won’t ease passage until U.S. virus cases drop

By Kait Bolongaro, Bloomberg News
Published: October 14, 2020, 5:45pm

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated he plans to keep Canada’s borders closed as long as coronavirus cases remain elevated in the U.S.

“We have committed to keeping Canadians safe and we keep extending the border closures because the States is not in a place where we would feel comfortable reopening those borders,” the prime minister said Wednesday morning in an interview with a radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

“We will continue to make sure that Canadian safety is top of mind when we move forward. We see the cases in the United States and elsewhere around the world, and we need to continue to keep these border controls in place,” he added.

Trudeau closed Canada’s international borders to nonessential travel in March when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Similar restrictions went into effect along the U.S.-Canada border with exemptions for trade.

The U.S. and Canadian governments have renewed the closure on a monthly basis, with nonessential travel currently restricted until Oct. 21.

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