The Canadian Customs Control on the Fort Erie side of the Peace Bridge in a view from Buffalo, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The border is closed to all nonessential crossings due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON – People who have been pushing to fully open the U.S.-Canada border reacted with cautious optimism Friday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that vaccinated American travelers could be welcomed back to Canada in mid-August.
“Canada would be in a position to welcome fully vaccinated travelers from all countries by early September,” the readout from the prime minister's office said.
"I said if they come up with no plan or a plan that would be so cumbersome that it would make travel at the borders slow down to a snail's pace and be ridiculous and cumbersome, the U.S. should just open unilaterally," Schumer said.
In a letter to President Biden, those 75 lawmakers – led by Rep. Brian Higgins, a Buffalo Democrat, as well as Michigan Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga and Florida Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor – said the pandemic has eased to the point where cross-border travel can resume.
The Canadian Customs Control on the Fort Erie side of the Peace Bridge in a view from Buffalo, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The border is closed to all nonessential crossings due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
