The House: Canadians are losing patience with the border closure

For many Canadians, the ban on most travel to and from the United States — in place now for 15 months — borders on the excessive.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says he gets it, even as he defends the decision to continue with the cross-border restrictions for at least another month.

“Let me acknowledge that we’ve heard very clearly from our border area mayors and from communities across the country that have been impacted by these restrictions. We’re certainly hearing from some of the American interests as well,” Blair said in an interview airing Saturday on CBC’s The House.

But while the border