Thu Jan 13, 2022 – 11:28 am EST
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has backtracked on its policy that would have required all Canadian truckers crossing the border to be “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19.
The federal government announced late Wednesday evening that it is halting the mandate for Canadian truckers crossing the border just three days prior to when the policy was set to take effect. While many are both shocked and pleased with the last-minute reversal, it has yet to be confirmed if this decision will be permanent and the mandate will still be going into effect for American truck drivers.
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, very limited details were offered about the reversal of the policy, with Canada Border Services Agency spokesperson Rebecca Purdy simply stating that the requirement was no longer slated to come into force by its original start-date of January 15.
Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) president Stephen Laskowski expressed shock that the policy had been reversed, telling the CBC that he was told just earlier that day that the policy was still going into effect. In fact, Laskowski explained to the CBC that they were so certain the mandate was going to remain that many of his members had already made arrangements to ensure their unvaccinated truckers were not going to be dispatched on routes the government would bar them from completing.
Despite the surprising nature of the abrupt end to
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