Article content Catherine McKenna, the infrastructure minister, revealed the dirty little secret of modern politics when she was caught on camera saying that if politicians holler their talking points, then repeat them louder still, “people will totally believe it. Bill Blair, the public safety minister, tested the theory on Twitter last weekend when he said his government has “prohibited non-essential travel to Canada” for over a year. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or John Ivison: Shouting talking points is no substitute for proper COVID border policy Back to video “International travel is responsible for 2% of COVID-19 cases across Canada and, as the province’s own data shows, around 1% in Ontario,” he said.