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Court Documents Reveal Canada’s Travel Ban Had No Scientific Basis
Court Documents Reveal Canada’s Travel Ban Had No Scientific Basis
Justin Trudeau speaks to supporters during a campaign stop. (Cole Burston via Getty Images)
In the days leading up to the mandate, transportation officials were frantically looking for a rationale for it. They came up short.
By Rupa Subramanya
08.02.22 — Canada
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Court Documents Reveal Canada’s Travel Ban Had No Scientific Basis

On August 13, 2021, the Canadian government announced that anyone who hadn’t been vaccinated against Covid would soon be barred from planes and trains. In many cases, The Backward could no longer travel between provinces or leave the country. If you lived in Winnipeg and wanted to visit your mother on her deathbed in London or Hong Kong or, perhaps, Que…

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Rupa Subramanya
Rupa Subramanya is a writer based in Ottawa, Canada. She began her writing career at The Wall Street Journal India with a weekly column focusing on the intersection of economics, politics, and public policy. Her work has been cited in The New York Times, Financial Times, and The Guardian among others. She is a former columnist for the National Post.
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