COVID-19 vaccine mandates to be suspended for travel, chief government whip says

Canadian federal chief government whip MP Steve Mackinnon said on Tuesday that the federal government is preparing to suspend COVID-19 vaccination mandates to board domestic and outbound international planes or trains. “We’re following the science. We’re following the advice that we’re getting, and we’re observing, of course, a marked decline in the number of cases and therefore in the threat to public health, and so I think it’s time to move on from these measures,” MacKinnon said. Reuters is also reporting that the government will lift vaccine mandates as a requirement for working in the public service, citing a government source.