Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s “frustrated and disappointed” that Premier Doug Ford continues to call on Ottawa to enhance restrictions at the border without providing specific requests for what Ontario would like implemented.
Last Updated Thursday, May 13, 2021 10:04AM EDT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s “frustrated and disappointed” that Premier Doug Ford continues to call on Ottawa to enhance restrictions at the border without providing specific requests for what Ontario would like implemented. Trudeau spoke to CP24 Breakfast Thursday morning and said the federal government has stepped up to reduce international flights coming into the country and has been open to working with Ontario to enact further restrictions. “I find it kind of frustrating and disappointing that the province is still trying to point fingers,” he told CP24. “We re there to continue to support Ontarians through this difficult time in whatever ways are necessary. It s just unfortunate that Doug Ford continues to play politics.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s “frustrated and disappointed” that Premier Doug Ford continues to call on Ottawa to enhance restrictions at the border without providing specific requests for what Ontario would like implemented.
Last Updated Thursday, May 13, 2021 3:04PM EDT Premier Doug Ford slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again on Thursday for not implementing more restrictions at the border to prevent COVID-19 variants of concern from entering the country. During a news conference Thursday afternoon, Ford said Trudeau is accountable for “two things” in response to the pandemic, securing vaccines and securing the border. “Justin Trudeau is responsible for two things only through this whole pandemic is to make sure we have enough vaccines, and we saw what happened there. Now we re getting a few more vaccines which is good, we re grateful for that and we re getting them out. And to make sure we secure the borders, and it s just not happening,” he said.
TORONTO Premier Doug Ford slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again on Thursday for not implementing more restrictions at the border to prevent COVID-19 variants of concern from entering the country. During a news conference Thursday afternoon, Ford said Trudeau is accountable for “two things” in response to the pandemic, securing vaccines and securing the border. “Justin Trudeau is responsible for two things only through this whole pandemic is to make sure we have enough vaccines, and we saw what happened there. Now we re getting a few more vaccines which is good, we re grateful for that and we re getting them out. And to make sure we secure the borders, and it s just not happening,” he said.