#CANADA: Air Canada Welcomes Lifting Of COVID Travel Restrictions

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The government of Canada recently lifted all COVID-19 restrictions on travel to, from and within the country. Airline Air Canada celebrated this decision, and in a press release posted on its website, took a bit of a dig at the government, asserting that the restrictions "were not justified by science."  

The release reads, in part, "Air Canada today welcomed the Government of Canada's decision to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions, including requirements for wearing masks on aircraft, testing and quarantine, and the compulsory use of ArriveCan beginning October 1, 2022.

"Air Canada welcomes the removal of these restrictions, acknowledging that air travel is safe and that the measures were not justified by science."

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#UK: Scotland To Lift Covid Restrictions Next Week

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Scotland's government has announced that it will lift the COVID-19 restrictions that were put in place during the Christmas holidays, starting next Monday.

In a speech to the Scottish Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that the additional restrictions imposed in late December could be lifted as the country has “turned the corner” on the Omicron wave.

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#CANADA: Vax Passports Ready For International Travel

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Vaccination passports from the federal government are a go.

Canada’s Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced Wednesday the Liberals are working with provinces across the country to get the passports ready for international travel.

“The government is collaborating with provinces, territories and indigenous communities to address the matter of vaccine credentials,” said Mendicino.

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#CANADA: Gov't Considers "Quarantine Hotels" For Returning Air Passengers

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The Canadian government of Justin Trudeau is considering a mandatory quarantine in hotels for returning travellers as the country's top doctor warns that easing COVID-19 restrictions too quickly could cause case numbers to shoot up again.

The federal government says it is looking at options that would make it harder for people to return from foreign trips, after several returnees have tested positive for the Coronavirus in recent weeks.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said the tools already in place must also be fully utilized. That includes more police enforcement of two-week quarantine rules for arriving travellers.

Canadian citizens are required to pay for the expensive the hotel confinement.

Christine Van Geyn, litigation director at the Canadian Constitution Foundation, took to Twitter to voice her opposition to what she labelled, "prison hotels."

"Just my opinion, but the PM should spend more time getting the vaccine to Canada and less time creating prison hotels.

She said some are "terrified about how they will manage this new cost and isolation. None of this makes sense when the government already required quarantine at home."

The Foundation's Twitter feed also condemned the proposal as going against Canada's Constitution, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

"Forcibly confining Canadians at their own expense is an unjustified infringement on our fundamental mobility rights. This is pandemic theatre and not sound policy."

On January 20, World Politics News reported on the German state of Saxony's plans for a Corona prison to house quarantine patients who refused to stay quarantined.

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