Thu Mar 17, 2022 – 9:02 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) – The Canadian federal government is lifting a COVID testing directive for fully jabbed travelers entering Canada but has decided not to lift an unconstitutional ban barring the vaccine free from leaving the country by air, rail, or boat.
Starting April 1, jabbed travelers, regardless of where they are from, do not need a COVID test upon entering Canada, the Canadian government announced yesterday.
Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra said today that the vaccine mandate for travel by air, rail, and boat, for now, will remain in place, and he praised the removal of the COVID tests for the jabbed.
However, Canadians who are not jabbed but who are allowed to enter the county by air as per the Charter of Rights must still take PCR or rapid antigen tests, which costs hundreds of dollars. They then must quarantine for two weeks.
The same vaccine-free Canadians looking to leave Canada are also not allowed to do so, which directly contravenes the charter.
According to a government press release, “All travellers continue to be required to submit their mandatory information in ArriveCAN (free mobile app or website)
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