Arriving travellers from an international flight follow signs toward COVID-19 testing at Pearson International Airport in Toronto in February. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

​​COVID‑19 and border restrictions: Here’s what the parties’ election platforms say about controlling the fourth wave

The federal election is taking place during a fourth wave of COVID-19, and border management remains crucial to controlling the pandemic. Here’s how each major party would manage travel restrictions.
Les responsables fédéraux ont maintes fois vanté les mesures prises par le Canada aux frontières pendant Covid-19 comme étant parmi les plus strictes au monde. La Presse Canadienne/Ryan Remiorz

Le Canada doit corriger sa gestion des frontières pour éviter une quatrième vague de Covid‑19

La pression monte pour la réouverture de la frontière canado-américaine, mais il y a des risques. La façon dont ils sont gérés peut faire la différence entre une reprise de la pandémie ou pas.
Federal officials have repeatedly touted Canada’s border measures during COVID-19 as among the most stringent in the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Canada needs to fix its border management now to prevent a fourth wave of COVID‑19

Pressure is mounting to reopen the Canada-U.S. border, but there are risks. How well those risks are managed may be the difference between pandemic recovery or a fourth wave of COVID-19.

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