Politicians in both Canada and the United States are pushing the Biden administration to reopen the U.S. land border to fully vaccinated Canadian travellers.
Canadians have not been allowed to cross the land border to the U.S. since March 2020 except for essential purposes. The emergency measure was extended last month and will remain in effect until at least Oct. 21.
The ongoing closure means the Canada-U.S. border has operated under two different sets of rules since late summer, when Ottawa began allowing fully vaccinated U.S. travellers to enter Canada, even for non-essential purposes.
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