Business groups seek answers on reopening of Canada-U.S. border

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The mutual ban on non-essential travel between the two countries, which went into effect in March, is set to expire June 21 -- but Canadian officials say they anticipate another 30-day extension.

Business groups and border communities that depend on traffic across the Canada-U.S. border are growing impatient with travel restrictions that appear poised to stretch into a fourth straight month.The mutual ban on non-essential travel between the two countries, which went into effect in March, is set to expire June 21 — but Canadian officials say they anticipate another 30-day extension.Couple remains separated by Canada, U.S.

That’s bad news for businesses and towns that depend on the free flow of people over the border, and they say it’s time the two governments started speaking publicly about not just when, but how they plan to open it back up.Story continues below advertisement Garry Douglas, CEO of the North Country Chamber of Commerce in Plattsburgh, N.Y., said the economic relationship between Canada and the U.S. is too complex to be sustained solely by allowing trade shipments to continue.Douglas says personal meetings, sales calls, site visits and networking opportunities have been impossible for months, and the restrictions are exacting an economic toll that has so far gone undocumented.

 

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Apparently they're letting Americans through to camp. We need stricter measures and we don't want that border open

Why on earth does anyone think Canadians want to open that border up again. Half our Provinces are closed to Canadians. The Americans can stay over there until they get their shit together.

It just seems to be closed one way.

I heard JustinTrudeau will close the border until September or beyond. This is unexplainable.

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