Wed Nov 2, 2022 – 7:20 pm EDTWed Nov 2, 2022 – 7:23 pm EDT
OTTAWA (LifeSiteNews) — New records show that the mandatory COVID testing at the border implemented by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cost Canadian taxpayers nearly $500 million dollars.
“Long after most countries around the world had stopped mandatory airport COVID testing, and while airlines, airport and the tourism industry were begging for Justin Trudeau to drop testing requirement – while air travelers to Canada suffered chaos at our borders, the Liberal government spent an appalling $411 million dollars for more mandatory COVID airport testing,” wrote Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) MP Rempel Garner in a press release sent out Monday.
“This is shocking. While Canadians are struggling to afford to buy groceries and heat their homes, this waste of money is inexcusable. Canada’s tourism and airline industry – and Canadians in general – deserve an apology and an explanation,” charged Garner.
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada – which provided Rempel with the “shocking” figures after she sent a request – $411 million dollars is a low-end estimate, as the “final expenditure cannot be provided at this time as invoicing
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