Dilkens Believes There s Hope on the Horizon that the Canada-U.S. Border Will Reopen Trucks head to US customs after crossing the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit.(Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images)
Windsor s mayor believes there s hope on the horizon that the Canada-U.S. border could reopen in the very near future.
Drew Dilkens thinks it could reopen soon based on what s happening in the U.S., in terms of vaccination levels and pressure from U.S. politicians who want the border with Canada to reopen.
The border has been closed to all non-essential travel since March 2020 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, with the current restrictions extended to June 21.
James Cudmore, director of communications for Canadian Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair, didn t confirm the report to The Hill, but said the measures have been in place for more than a year and have been modified and strengthened over time to keep our communities safe from COVID-19. Alongside our counterparts abroad, we have extended the current measures until May 21, 2021, and they could be extended again.
ADVERTISEMENT As Minster Bill Blair has said, until we can be assured, based on the advice that we receive from our public health officials and our evaluation of those conditions is such that we believe that those restrictions can be lifted safely, we ll keep them in place, Cudomore continued. I expect the government will have more to say on this matter in the days ahead.