Why are Americans exempted from Canada’s coronavirus travel ban?

This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the unprecedented announcement that the Canadian border would be closed to foreign nationals. There are a few exceptions, including that American citizens will still be allowed in. There are a lot of questions about the logic of imposing a travel ban and why Americans are exempted. Today, we’re joined by Global’s Washington bureau chief Jackson Proskow and Global columnist and radio host Supriya Dwivedi to make sense of it all.

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This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the unprecedented announcement that the Canadian border would be closed to foreign nationals. There are a few exceptions, including that American citizens will still be allowed in. There are a lot of questions about the logic of imposing a travel ban and why Americans are exempted. Today, we’re joined by Global’s Washington bureau chief Jackson Proskow and Global columnist and radio host Supriya Dwivedi to make sense of it all.

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