Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says only some international travellers entering Canada are undergoing airport screening, as criticism mounts over why measures aren’t being ramped up amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says only some international travellers entering Canada are undergoing airport screening, as criticism mounts over why measures aren’t being ramped up amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
Travellers passing through Canadian airports say they are being asked whether they have recently visited China, Italy or Iran — but not where exactly they have travelled or whether they went to other countries hit by outbreaks.
Trudeau responded Sunday to concerns from travellers asking why they did not go through a more robust screening process.
“They were not coming from a place of concern and therefore there were different protocols,” Trudeau said in a telev