NEW: A federal cabinet committee that has steered Canada’s COVID-19 response has unanimously recommended to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Canada lift its COVID-19 border restrictions, sources tell the Star.
Cabinet orders that revised those measures in late June — and are set to expire at midnight on Sept. 30 — include vaccination mandates for foreign travellers, quarantine and testing requirements for unvaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents, along with the use of ArriveCAN to register vaccination proof.However, the Star has now learned the final decision is now on the prime minister’s desk.
The federal cabinet orders — known as orders-in-council — do not address the mask mandate on federally regulated airlines. It would not be affected by any decision to allow the measures in question to expire on Sept. 30.But the airlines want all measures dropped, and a return to business as usual. Morrison called any justification for keeping masking orders in place “very dubious,” give the efficiency of ventilation systems on airplanes.
“These measures are always being reviewed on the basis of the evidence, prudence and the epidemiology,” said Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. “There are decisions to be made on those … soon and obviously communications will follow.”
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