Canada’s tourism industry is urging the federal government to remove “unnecessary” border health measures, to which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded that the pandemic was not over and that “the people is dying every day. ”
Canada’s tourism industry is urging the federal government to remove health measures useless on the borders, to which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded that the pandemic was not over and that people are dying every day.
Long tarmac delays, customs waiting times, double health checks, random arrival checks: representatives of the tourism sector on Wednesday listed elements that exacerbate delays, frustrate passengers and cause congestion in airports.
Travel is the only industry that continues to be subject to these restrictionsdenounced Susie Grynol, president and CEO of the Hotel Association of Canada, at a press conference in Ottawa.
With the fast approaching summer holiday season, the country’s largest airport is expected to increase by 50%.
So the Canadian Airports Council is asking Ottawa to repeal the remaining border sanitation measures by June 15said its interim president Monette Pasher.
Every day counts. We need to save our summer.he explains in response to a question. This is an urgent problem.
The group has three requests: eliminate random checks at airports, end duplicate border inquiries and no longer need security and customs employees to be vaccinated for the job.
The health protocols in place mean it takes customs officers two to four times longer per passenger than before, a process that took nearly 30 seconds, he said.
At the National Airlines Council of Canada, the country is already believed must agree with the international community.
Nearly 50 countries have removed all travel barrierssaid its interim president, Suzanne Acton-Gervais.
Follow the science
Minutes before this, the Prime Minister was asked about the subject as he entered his party’s meeting in the caucus.
I know a lot of people want to pretend it’s gone, but we’re in a pandemic and every day people are dying in hospitals, he said. Our responsibility is to ensure the safety of all and that is done by following science.
Its Tourism Minister, Randy Boissonnault, rushed in both directions. Health first, then travelhe said.
Mr. Boissonnault also noted that not all countries behave in the same way, for example Israel imposes three doses of the vaccine while Canada requires only two.
I know it worries the tourism sector, but at the same time we see it sinking, he pleads. We removed the PCR tests, the rapid tests. If we’re going to the United States, we need a quick test, so I think we have a good balance right now and we’re following the file closely.
To the Conservatives, the spokesman for innovation, science and industry, Gérard Deltell, believes the Trudeau government can act and listen to “fully relevant” suggestions from industry.
We see that the overall situation is improvingexplained Mr. Deltell on his arrival at the meeting of the conservative caucus.
In particular, he considers that wearing a mask is constant a good suggestionbut that the vaccination obligation also showed its limitations.
Source: Radio-Canada
