Canada’s transport minister said there is a “high risk” that countries may change their border rules as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads, potentially leaving Canadians that opted to travel stranded abroad.
In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said that the risk was a factor in the government’s decision to issue an advisory against non-essential travel earlier in the week.
He said the recommendation is not only to protect Canadians against the variant, but also to avoid trouble from “any sudden changes of border measures, either in Canada or around the world.” Read more: Canadians told to not travel amid Omicron COVID-19 spread.