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Trudeau says Conservatives stoking fear over Canada’s trucker vaccine mandate

Prime minister says claims that Covid-19 measure will disrupt supply chain and boost inflation are ‘fearmongering’

Justin Trudeau has accused Canada’s conservative politicians of stoking fear that Covid-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers are exacerbating supply chain disruptions and fueling inflation.

The United States imposed a mandate, meant to aid the fight against the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus, on 22 January, while Canada’s started on 15 January. The trucking industry has warned that the measure will take thousands of drivers off the roads during what is already a dire labor shortage in the industry.

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