With vaccine mandates for travel on planes and trains set to lift tomorrow, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the decision to ease restrictions was not spurred by airport delays, which have plagued Toronto Pearson in particular.

“I can tell you that the decision we made was not related to the delays at airports,” Alghabra said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live that aired Sunday. The government has framed the shift as a “suspension,” noting that the mandates could be reintroduced if there is a change in the trend of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The delays at airports, Alghabra noted, are caused in part by labour