Trucker Vaccination Rule Worsens Supply Chain Woes, Kenney Says
- Alberta premier urges Canada, U.S. to reinstate exemption
- Province sees potential to balance budget on oil-price surge
A truck heads into the U.S. at the border crossing in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec on Jan. 14, 2022.
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The U.S. and Canadian governments should reinstate a vaccine exemption for cross-border truckers to ease supply chain snarls, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said as a protest convoy arrived in the Canadian capital.
Kenney, speaking Friday in Washington ahead of a meeting of U.S. governors, said he believes cross-border truckers are a low risk to spread Covid-19. The rules, imposed this month by both nations, will further fuel inflation and constrain shipping, he warned.