Madam Speaker, the member opposite is critical of our government for not closing the border soon enough. I point out that the international health regulations, which we are bound by as members of the WHO, require our government to take the least restrictive measures for travel and trade. I believe these regulations and measures were partly put in place in response to the criticism of the Conservative government during the SARS pandemic. It was very critical of the WHO for imposing travel restrictions then, so it was the Conservative government that had a hand in creating this rule under the IHR.
In the House of Commons on January 26th, 2021. See this statement in context.