Wed Apr 20, 2022 – 9:10 pm EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) — Canadian Minister of Transportation Omar Alghabra said yesterday that a mandatory mask rule for travel will be in place for some time to come even though the United States, Canada’s largest trading partner and neighbor, dropped its mandate.
Speaking from Calgary on Tuesday, Alghabra said the mask mandate will remain as the government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau follows “experts and doctors” advice on masking.
“The mask regulation is in place and it’s based on the advice that we received from our experts and doctors and based on data,” Alghabra said, as reported by CTV.
“It is proven that masks prevent or reduce the transmission of COVID,” he added, going on to say, “There is no change in our regulation … for now it is what it is.”
On Monday, a U.S. judge struck down a CDC mask requirement for public transportation, deeming the rule “unlawful.”
Soon after the ruling, major U.S. airlines announced they would no longer enforce the mask mandates.
However, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said they are looking to appeal the judge’s mask mandate ruling.
Canada has had a mask mandate
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