{"id":3293,"date":"2022-01-14T17:36:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T17:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/6496-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:43:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:43:39","slug":"6496-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/6496-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CTA, Border Vaccine Mandate take Media Centre Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/cta-update-feds-clarify-that-border-vax-mandate-remains-in-effect-for-canadian-truck-drivers-as-of-jan-15-2022\/\">effect Jan. 15<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CTA was asked by dozens of national and local media outlets for clarity on the government\u2019s procedure for rolling out the mandate as well as commentary <a href=\"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/north-american-supply-chain-preparing-for-border-and-domestic-vaccination-mandates-cta\/\">on the impact<\/a> the mandatory policy would have on cross border trucking, the driver shortage, the fragile North American supply chain and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a sample of a few major articles and broadcasts:<\/p>\n<p><b>Lack of clarity on vaccine rules at U.S. border leaves trucking industry idling<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/8508655\/border-truckers-covid-vaccine-mandate-reversal\/\"><b>Global News<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Canadian truckers already en route should get reprieve amid vaccine mandate confusion: industry leader<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/canada\/canadian-truckers-already-en-route-should-get-reprieve-amid-vaccine-mandate-confusion-industry-leader-1.5739996\"><b>CTV News<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Ottawa reverses course on mandatory vaccines for Canadian truckers crossing U.S. border<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/ottawa-reverses-course-on-mandatory-vaccines-for-canadian-truckers-crossing-border\"><b>National Post<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Truckers need smoother entry and exit requirements on the vaccine: Canadian Trucking Alliance<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/video\/truckers-need-smoother-entry-and-exit-requirements-on-the-vaccine-canadian-trucking-alliance~2360675\"><b>BNN Bloomberg<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Federal government now says all truckers crossing border must be fully vaccinated<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/canada-truckers-vaccine-reversal-1.6313200\"><b>CBC News<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Feds make last-minute reversal on vaccine mandate for truckers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-ca\/money\/topstories\/feds-make-last-minute-reversal-on-vaccine-mandate-for-truckers\/ar-AASIxZS?getstaticpage=true&amp;automatedTracking=staticview&amp;index=1\"><b>Canadian Press<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Canada-U.S. supply chain still could face disruptions due to vaccine mandates<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-canada-truckers-idUSL8N2TT54A\"><b>Reuters<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Unvaccinated Canadian truckers will have to quarantine under new mandate, feds say<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/health\/coronavirus\/unvaccinated-canadian-truckers-will-have-to-quarantine-under-new-mandate-feds-say-1.5738185\"><b>CTV News<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Truckers say COVID-19 vaccine requirement for crossing Canadian border will strain already struggling supply chains<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-truckers-say-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-crossing-into-canada\/\"><b>Globe &amp; Mail<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Ottawa to go ahead with trucker vaccine mandate after stating it would scrap it<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/news\/ottawa-to-go-ahead-with-trucker-vaccine-mandate-after-stating-it-would-scrap-it-1.5739047?cache=wcoseppn\">CP24<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Vaccine mandate for truckers could lead to mass layoffs and supply chain issues<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/kitchener-waterloo\/vaccine-mandate-truckers-1.6307154\"><b>CBC News<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unvaccinated truckers being stopped at the border will only make the problem worse, the industry says<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/business\/inflation-reduced-food-supplies-seen-as-omicron-sweeps-across-supply-chain\"><b>Montreal Gazette<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>No date yet for mandatory vaccination of interprovincial truckers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ipolitics.ca\/2022\/01\/12\/no-date-yet-for-mandatory-vaccination-of-interprovincial-truckers\/\"><b>iPolitics<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Fragile supply chain faces risk without delay to January cross-border vaccine mandate, warns trucking industry<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/2021\/12\/29\/fragile-supply-chain-faces-risk-without-delay-to-january-cross-border-vaccine-mandate-warns-trucking-industry\/335905\">Hill Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Unvaccinated Canadian truckers will have to quarantine under new mandate, feds say<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheartradio.ca\/ctv-news-content\/vaccine-mandate-for-truckers-will-have-exemption-cbsa-says-1.16919409\">iHeart Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Ottawa to go ahead with trucker vaccine mandate after stating it would scrap it<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespec.com\/ts\/business\/2022\/01\/13\/vaccine-mandate-reprieve-for-truckers-wont-solve-supply-chain-issues-industry.html\"><b>The Spectator<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5\"><strong><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">The Arlene Bynon Show<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/player.siriusxm.ca\/?type=live&amp;id=CanadaTalks\">SiriusXm<\/a><\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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