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Starting Thursday, Canada is requiring incoming air travellers to present evidence of a recent negative COVID-19 test: Dominic LeBlanc
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File - Starting Thursday, Canada is requiring incoming air travellers to present evidence of a recent negative COVID-19 test before being allowed to board a plane, though questions remain about how that will work in places where such tests aren't readily available.(Photo - B.C. Government/Flickr)
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the federal government will look at just about any measure to discourage people from travelling internationally.
But he says Canada doesn't want to join the short list of countries that require government approval for travel, with measures such as exit visas.
He says the federal government has been crystal clear since early last year that travelling abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic is a bad idea.
Starting Thursday, Canada is requiring incoming air travellers to present evidence of a recent negative COVID-19 test before being allowed to board a plane, though questions remain about how that will work in places where such tests aren't readily available.
LeBlanc says the government hasn't ruled out applying such a rule to non-essential travellers arriving at land borders.
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