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On Monday, the United States and Canada announced that they would continue the seven-month closure of their border in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The closure bans all nonessential travel, such as visits for recreation or tourism. Shipping of food, fuel, medicines and other vital goods is permitted, and citizens can return to their countries.

However, the shutdown has had a huge impact on Maine, where Canadian visitors usually spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year. In the first month of the closure, travel by car to the state at its 11 ports of entry plummeted 42%. 

Should the U.S. and Canada continue their ongoing ban on international border crossings?
Yes, the closure is vital to minimizing the spread of COVID-19. (42%, 143 VOTES)
No, the closure has already slowed COVID-19 as much as possible, and meanwhile Maine's economy is suffering. (58%, 200 VOTES)
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Sponsored by: OTELCO

On Monday, the United States and Canada announced that they would continue the seven-month closure of their border in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The closure bans all nonessential travel, such as visits for recreation or tourism. Shipping of food, fuel, medicines and other vital goods is permitted, and citizens can return to their countries.

However, the shutdown has had a huge impact on Maine, where Canadian visitors usually spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year. In the first month of the closure, travel by car to the state at its 11 ports of entry plummeted 42%. 

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  • October 21, 2020

    We have allowed the government to pick the winners and the losers during this whole ridiculous event. Are we going to start closing down every winter when the flu gets going? I have not heard of one person that died OF COVID but died WITH COVID. The people that have underlying conditions should take the necessary precautions to stay COVID free but the healthy population should be able to proceed in a normal manner. Keeping states buttoned up is dumb and needs to stop. We need to stop acting like sheep and stand up for our rights. Healthy people should be able to live without such ridiculous constraints. I agreed with closing off the US from outside travelers when this all started but travel should be fine between Canada and the US.

  • October 21, 2020

    We need the border to reopen in case Trump wins the election, so all of the celebrities and athletics who claim to be leaving can go!

  • October 21, 2020
    Testing can be very effective. This panic is fomented by the media and their political bias. Too bad Canada limits access to more diverse media with its Canada content mandate. Canadians are told every day by CNN that Americans are irresponsible.
  • October 20, 2020

    It makes no sense to me that ALL border crossings must be closed. Perhaps it makes sense to keep closed bridges into Detroit, Buffalo, and other high-population areas with more significant incidences of COVID. But crossings at, say, Lubec, Ft. Kent, or Houlton can’t possibly pose anywhere near the same threat. Besides, if visitors from Pennsylvania are safe to be in Maine after producing a valid negative COVID test certificate, why can’t a similar requirement apply equally to a trucker from New Brunswick?

  • William Jenks
    October 20, 2020

    This isn't just about Maine. This is between all of Canada and all of the U.S., as both countries are experiencing a significant rise in COVID-19 disease activity. This is not the time to relax!