Politics Insider for Nov. 8, 2021 from stphnmaher: Traffic resumes at the border; the Canadian flag returns to full-mast; inflation issues cdnpoli
The U.S. border crossing, in Point Roberts, Wash., from Delta, B.C., on October 13, 2021. as the United States finally allows fully vaccinated travellers to cross the Canada-U.S.
One irritant still remains for travellers: Canada still requires a PCR test, which cost $150-$300 a pop, althoughCanadian flags on government buildingsat sunset on Sunday for the first time since May 30. They will be lowered and raised again to mark both Indigenous Veterans Day today and Remembrance Day on Thursday, after which they will stay at full-mast, CBCThe flags were lowered after the discovery in May of unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
The Assembly of First Nations released a proposal earlier Friday that called for the government to attach the orange “Every Child Matters” flag to the Peace Tower in Ottawa and other government buildings starting on Sunday. The government said Friday it would work with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to find a place to fly the NTCR Survivors’ Flag.
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