U.S. bill seeks to ramp up pressure to reopen Canadian border | CBC News
border to international travel.
A Republican lawmaker from New York state who introduced the bill in the House of Representatives this week says he wants answers on what conversations are happening behind the scenes.communications with the Canadian government on the reopening of the border.
We reported this week that political frustration is mounting in the U.S., where 53 per cent of adults are fully vaccinated; normal activities are resuming, with sports, bars and music venues filling; and COVID-19 cases are dropping.say people should be able to travel to see their loved ones and enter their properties across the border, and those growing demands are bipartisan.
Some powerful members of Congress from New York have pushed the issue — including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Republican House conference chair Elise Stefanik, and a member of the important House ways and means committee, Democrat Brian Higgins.  .There, 70 per cent of adults have had one dose, which is slightly higher than Canada's rate; and 60 per cent are fully vaccinated — which is eight times higher than Canada's rate.It will begin with fully vaccinated Canadians being able to avoid quarantine upon returning home.