Border mayors call on federal government to scrap the ArriveCAN app

A group of mayors and businesses in communities along the Canada-U.S. border is calling on the federal government to end the ArriveCAN app, saying it is discouraging Americans from visiting and shopping in Canada.

Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley said the app has been a disaster and is no longer needed.

“When you’re riding a dead horse, dismount,” he said. “That’s what the federal government needs to do.”

Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati said his community depends on tourism and the 10 million people who used to cross the border each year prior to the pandemic.

“We typically have a log jam,” Diodati told reporters. “This