Just to be clear - the government of Canada can not clear Canadians to travel. We are allowed to come and go. Whether other countries allow us in is another matter. We can choose to travel to places that don’t have restrictions.
On another note, Australia, which many wish we’d copy in our Covid response, has made it a criminal offense for Australian citizens in India to return home to Australia. Unreal - it is illegal for some Australians to return to Australia. At least Canada isn’t that bad.
So in an emergency situation, the government can make something a criminal offence overnight. At the height of the pandemic last year, the government beefed up its Biosecurity Act to give the health minister near unconditional powers bypassing parliament.
Just to be clear - the government of Canada can not clear Canadians to travel. We are allowed to come and go. Whether other countries allow us in is another matter. We can choose to travel to places that don’t have restrictions.
On another note, Australia, which many wish we’d copy in our Covid response, has made it a criminal offense for Australian citizens in India to return home to Australia. Unreal - it is illegal for some Australians to return to Australia. At least Canada isn’t that bad.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56953052
This is the wish of so many canadians ?♂️