Maintain strict border control or face another lockdown

Re How to reopen the border — slowly and safely,

Sept. 27 Opening the Canadian border may seem to be a positive step forward, but it would only endanger millions of Canadians. It is too soon to take this risk.

From an economics standpoint, opening the border will promote tourism, boosting the economy. However, if tourists are the source of new outbreaks, the country would need to shut down once again, including the border, tanking the economy into new lows. Many small businesses would not survive another shut down. Canadians are still being encouraged to limit their outings, and yet people want to bring in tourists?

In the United States, cases continue to increase in almost half the states, now reaching over seven million cases nationally. If the border were to open, this would surely spread throughout Canada.

Now, as things begin to open and we begin to see our cases rise again, the government needs to maintain our border control policies. Emily McElheran, Ajax