I’m Canadian. I’ve left and entered three times. I’m off again next week for a month or so. Having done a fair bit of Covid era travel I can honestly say I doubt international travelers are much of an issue now. Many airports screen passengers for fever. Airports are empty. International flights are empty. Planes are being cleaned. To be honest, international travel has never been better. The only crowded flight I have taken recently was an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Montreal - it was packed! So if travel is a focus it should be on domestic travel. In addition, looking at the positive test rates in much of Canada, it’s not international travelers we need to worry about. The focus on international travelers at this point in time is like focusing on the barn door after the horse has left.

No wonder the numbers are so high.