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More than a year later, most Americans and Canadians remain unable to cross the border, separating citizens of either country from families, friends and property in the other, the politicians noted.
“Reopening our countries’ shared border must be a top priority for our respective governments at this point in the pandemic,” they said in a joint statement released by the congressman’s office.
“Guidance from both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Canada’s COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel is clear: Individuals with proof of immunity can travel safely and should not be subject to quarantine requirements,” they added. “It is time for our governments to listen to the experts and together release an evidence-based plan to reunite families, safely resume normal border operations and quickly restore our two countries’ deeply interconnected economies.”