A U.S. congresswoman who represents a border district from New York state is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to end the mandatory use of the ArriveCAN app for those seeking to enter Canada.
Elise Stefanik, a Republican representative for New York’s 21st District, says the app has disrupted travel from the United States to Canada and damaged cross-border tourism and commerce between the two countries.
“We should be working to further develop our partnership, not inhibit its success with misguided burdens such as the Canadian government’s mandated use of the ArriveCAN app,” said Stefanik in her Aug. 18 letter to Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the United States….