On Monday, Prime Minister Trudeau announced the closure to non-essential travel for every other country but the United States into Canada. At the time everyone was shocked that the border would still be open to Americans. And many speculated aloud that it was because the PM had to negotiate with the POTUS before we could take that action. It's very concerning for us here in British Columbia, because we share a border with Washington state, where the outbreak has been so severe. BC is also the most impacted province in Canada, with six out of the seven total deaths in Canada (so far).
It's a relief, personally speaking, that this closure finally happened, but it looks like it took an extra two days to make it happen, just because the American government has been so slow moving. In a situation like this two days is important. We need to act as swiftly as possible to contain the virus, any delay means more contagion and more deaths. The reason we have a pandemic now is because people were slow to act months ago when the spread of the virus could have been contained. The American president has been an impediment to action and his slow response time is costing the rest of us.