Canadian Trucking Alliance staff fielded well over 100 media inquiries and interviews over the last week in anticipation of the cross-border mandate coming into effect Jan. 15.
CTA was asked by dozens of national and local media outlets for clarity on the government’s procedure for rolling out the mandate as well as commentary on the impact the mandatory policy would have on cross border trucking, the driver shortage, the fragile North American supply chain and the economy.
Below is a sample of a few major articles and broadcasts:
Lack of clarity on vaccine rules at U.S. border leaves trucking industry idling
Canadian truckers already en route should get reprieve amid vaccine mandate confusion: industry leader
Ottawa reverses course on mandatory vaccines for Canadian truckers crossing U.S. border
Truckers need smoother entry and exit requirements on the vaccine: Canadian Trucking Alliance
Federal government now says all truckers crossing border must be fully vaccinated
Feds make last-minute reversal on vaccine mandate for truckers
Canada-U.S. supply chain still could face disruptions due to vaccine mandates
Unvaccinated Canadian truckers will have to quarantine under new mandate, feds say
Truckers say COVID-19 vaccine requirement for crossing Canadian border will strain already struggling supply chains
Ottawa to go ahead with trucker vaccine mandate after stating it would scrap it
Vaccine mandate for truckers could lead to mass layoffs and supply chain issues
Unvaccinated truckers being stopped at the border will only make the problem worse, the industry says
No date yet for mandatory vaccination of interprovincial truckers
Fragile supply chain faces risk without delay to January cross-border vaccine mandate, warns trucking industry
Unvaccinated Canadian truckers will have to quarantine under new mandate, feds say
Ottawa to go ahead with trucker vaccine mandate after stating it would scrap it