If you are a Canadian citizen, then you should have the right to enter or leave Canada (it's in the charter of rights and freedoms, yes I know it's being trampled but it's in there).

If you are not a Canadian citizen, it's always been a privilege. And if you are a Canadian citizen trying to go to the US or any other country, entering another country is a privilege as well.

I 100% agree that the lockdowns and border closures are and were hugely out of touch with the virus severity and also overreach of government power.