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He announced the gradual reopening of the Canadian border. Sure, the Americans aren’t yet saying that Canadians can drive across the border, but starting Aug. 9, they can come north.
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That this was one of a series of announcements the government made Monday. The fact the prime minister wasn’t present for the border update, so he could make a different announcement, points to this being election-motivated.
Even the timing points to an election with the border starting to reopen on Aug. 9 when an election call is expected from any time after Aug. 8.