Tue Jun 7, 2022 – 5:37 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) is requesting the end at once of a COVID jab travel mandate for air travelers and aviation workers imposed by the federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“Canada’s airports call for the removal of vaccine requirements for air passengers and aviation employees,” the CAC tweeted Monday.
“Today, all Canadian provinces have removed vaccine restrictions, so there is now a different standard for aviation employees and transportation than for other Canadians.”
The CAC noted that despite the aviation community being an early “supportive partner” of Trudeau’s travel jab mandates when they were imposed last year, “aviation is global” and the travel industry needs a boost now more than ever.
“In order to support this industry’s economic recovery and compete globally, Canada must align with the international community and join the list of over 50 countries that have removed vaccine mandates and protocols for travel,” the CAC noted.
CAC, which is a division of Airports Council International-North America, bills itself as the “voice for Canada’s airports.”
This is not the first time it has called out Trudeau’s COVID travel restrictions. Earlier this month,
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