US Watched Closely Over Canada’s Handling of Vaccine Mandates for Truckers: Feds’ Internal Emails

Protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 mandates gather as a truck convoy blocks the highway at the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., Canada, on Feb. 2, 2022. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Internal emails from the Canadian Embassy in Washington disclosed it was under careful watch by U.S. officials over how it would handle vaccine mandates required for truckers after the measures were first announced by the Trudeau government last November.

The emails, released through Access to Information, contained “inquiries from the White House” regarding a Jan. 15 deadline set by the Liberals that all truck drivers crossing the Canada-U.S. border must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and provide related proof of vaccination.