For the first time since Canadian Confederation in 1867, Canada and the U.S. are closing the joint border to most travellers as they fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed on Wednesday morning to bar travellers crossing the world’s longest land border for “recreation and tourism” purposes.
Hundreds of thousands of people, as well as $2.7 billion in goods and services, cross the 8,891 kilometre-long border between the U.S. and Canada daily. The U.S. is by far Canada’s most important trading partner.
Thus, in order to ensure that food, medical supplies and all other essential goods continue to flow between both countries, the Trudeau government assured that supply chains would still be able to circulate between countries.
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