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World Service,11 mins
Is Canada's economy at risk from banning unvaccinated American truck drivers?
World Business ReportAvailable for over a year
Truck drivers in the United States who have not been vaccinated are barred from crossing the border into Canada, a policy that the American road transport industry says will make freight rates more expensive. It comes at a time when there is a shortage of truck drivers. Russell Padmore examines the issues on both sides of the border in this extended report. (Picture: Canada-USA border, near Buffalo, New York. Robert Nickelsberg.)
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