Trudeau Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates on Federal Workers and Travelers

Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listen to a question at a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Oct. 6, 2021. Reuters/Patrick Doyle

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced COVID-19 vaccine mandates for travelers and federal public service employees on Wednesday morning, calling the mandates “some of the strongest in the world.”

“If you’ve done the right thing and gotten vaccinated, you deserve the freedom to be safe from COVID,” Trudeau said during a press conference. “These travel measures, along with mandatory vaccination for federal employees, are some of the strongest in the world.”