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Trudeau says US-Canada border restrictions won't be lifted anytime soon
The Hill ^ | 04 16 2020 | Rebecca Klar

Posted on 04/16/2020 10:35:40 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that the border between Canada and the U.S. likely won't reopen to nonessential travel anytime soon as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread.

“There’s a recognition that as we move forward there will be special thought given to this relationship. But at the same time we know that there is a significant amount of time, still, before we can talk about loosening such restrictions,” Trudeau said at a daily briefing, according to Reuters.

Asked Wednesday if he is considering relaxing restrictions at the border with Canada, President Trump said “our relationship with Canada is very good" and "we’ll talk about that.”

“It will be one of the early borders to be released. We’re doing well. We’ll see. But at some point, we’ll be doing that,” Trump added.

Last month, Trump announced that the two countries agreed to close the border to nonessential travel in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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TOPICS: Canada; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: border; canada; trudeau
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Beau has been worried about this. He has a big bear hunt and fishing trip up there in late May, early June.

GF and I are supposed to go to Alaska on June 4th, cruise ship supposed to leave from Vancouver. I'd booked a suite in Vancouver for a few days ahead of June 4th so we could visit the city.

Cruise line issuing a refund because ships are barred from docking in Canada. Hotel screwing me out of over $800. It's not my fault Canada won't let us American's in and the hotel screws me out of $800??

Yep, lawyer time.

21 posted on 04/16/2020 2:23:12 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: bigdaddy45

Tell me about it

I loaded up on 2 road trips a few months back


22 posted on 04/16/2020 2:26:20 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: max americana

There are no Americans being held hostage in Canada.


23 posted on 04/16/2020 2:36:44 PM PDT by BobbyBelle
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To: faucetman

Canada cannot survive without the USA.

Why do you say that?


24 posted on 04/16/2020 2:44:18 PM PDT by BobbyBelle
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To: usconservative

Call your credit card company and have the charges reversed.
It’s cheaper and faster than hiring a lawyer.


25 posted on 04/16/2020 2:59:06 PM PDT by BobbyBelle
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To: shelterguy

Well, the loonie has fallen so far in relation to the US dollar none of us can afford to travel to the USA anyways. Plus it will cost my family $600 to get passports renewed.


26 posted on 04/16/2020 3:28:51 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Sam Gamgee; All

Ridiculous - your passport costs!

Can you imagine the POWERHOUSE North America could be if we got ALL of our Ducks in a Row? We are the third largest Continent on the PLANET! We are comprised of 23 different countries! Yeah, well, Greenland, too - but we could use that barren wasteland for landfill. (JUST KIDDING!) Or oil? (NOT kidding!)

How about if we just converted Canada and Mexico to a Representative Republic way of life? Our Constitution is a tad wordy, and some of that old-timey writing is hard to read, but it’s easy enough to copy in SPIRIT!

Man, when *I* rule the world, sh#t’s gonna be a WHOLE lot different than it is these days! :)


27 posted on 04/16/2020 5:53:32 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: BobbyBelle

Already tried that. Master Card sucks.


28 posted on 04/16/2020 7:14:32 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative

“It’s not my fault Canada won’t let us American’s in and the hotel screws me out of $800??”

Call your card issuer and dispute the charge. They’ll reverse it.

L


29 posted on 04/16/2020 7:17:41 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

LOL, I always tell my wife that I would not be a nice leader of the world. I would probably hunt down and oppress all the communist organizations and might have to kill a few people. So good thing I will never be POTUS. Yeah $100 each for a passport, but they all come due at the same time. Family of 6 times $100. They must be renewed every 5 years.


30 posted on 04/17/2020 10:59:59 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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