Shuttered Canada-US border highlights different approaches to the pandemic – and differences between the 2 countries
- Written by Daniel Baldwin Hess, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
U.S. Customs officers stand beside a sign at the US/Canada border in Lansdowne, Ontario, on March 22, 2020.Lars Hagberg / AFP via Getty ImagesThe United States and Canada have long enjoyed a stable relationship. The countries share history, the longest nonmilitarized international border in the world, and strong economic ties.
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