Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer
It would seem you are just a tad misinformed David.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Convoy_2022
From your Wiki article: "Prior to January 15, 2022, truck drivers and other essential workers had been exempt from the two-week quarantine for unvaccinated travellers crossing Canada's borders."
So this new regulation is for
entry to Canada. But in order to enter Canada these truckers would have to get into the USA first.
Here's the rule for entry into the USA: "Beginning on January 22, 2022, DHS will require non-U.S. individuals seeking to enter the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide related proof of vaccination, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise nationwide. These new restrictions will apply to non-U.S. individuals who are traveling for both essential and non-essential reasons. They will not apply to U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, or U.S. nationals." It is not clear that entry would even be allowed after a quarantine period. No vax, no entry to USA by land.
The upshot of these rules is that unvaccinated Canadian truckers (about 15% of all Canadian truckers, BTW) are 100% unaffected by the new Canadian rule because
they would never be allowed into the USA in the first place in order to have to return to Canada eventually...
Therefore they are protesting in vain.
Dave