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COVID jab mandate for truckers crossing Canadian border is driving inflation: industry expert

Updated: July 21, 2022 at 5:57 pm EST  See Comments

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(LifeSiteNews) – A rule banning foreign truck drivers from entering Canada without the COVID vaccine is causing chaos for the nation’s farmers as well as for everyday people looking to buy goods.

According to Janet Krayden, who works with farmers and processors as a consultant at Crystal Clear Connections, the current policy banning un-jabbed truckers into Canada “doesn’t make sense” and is contributing to inflation, according to farmers.

“They’ve opened up the House of Commons and airports to the unvaccinated, but they’re not going to let truckers bring food into the country,” Krayden noted, as reported in the Western Standard.

Krayden said that the current restrictions enacted by the federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “are punishing farmers who can’t afford to ship their goods.”

“And it’s punishing consumers at the grocery store with inflation.”

Krayden noted that trucking prices have gone up 30 percent to 50 percent in

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