2021-04-30 23:35:56 GMT2021-05-01 07:35:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
OTTAWA, April 30 (Xinhua) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that his government is open to stricter penalties for travellers who violate the mandatory quarantine rules.
However, Trudeau said his government will not introduce stricter quarantine measures for people crossing the U.S.-Canada land border as demanded by Ontario, Canada s most populous province. We are always looking at doing more enforcement, at stepping up on the penalties on that, and we ll continue to work with the provinces on that, Trudeau said at a press conference in Ottawa on Friday. We know that importation through the borders is extremely low in terms of cases in the country.
TORONTO Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he is working to formalize a request made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to suspend the arrival of international students in the province. Speaking to reporters late Friday morning, Trudeau said Ontario is the only province making such a request and they are “happy to work more narrowly with them.” “We’ll be reaching out to their officials today to formalize that request,” Trudeau said. International students are currently exempt from Canada’s COVID-19 travel rules. All students must be able to provide a valid study permit or a letter of introduction that shows they were approved for a permit.
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Last Updated: Friday, April 30, 2021 17:23
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is open to stricter penalties for travellers who violate the mandatory quarantine period but will not introduce stricter quarantine measures for people crossing the U.S.-Canada land border as demanded by Ontario.
“We’re always looking at doing more enforcement, at stepping up on the penalties on that, and we’ll continue to work with the provinces on that,” Trudeau told reporters during a briefing in Ottawa on Friday.
“We know that importation through the borders is extremely low in terms of [COVID-19] cases in the country.”
But the federal government will acquiesce to Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s demand to temporarily suspend the arrival of international students from overseas, Trudeau said.