[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney pointed out Thursday that at the beginning of the pandemic he criticized the federal government for not preventing international travellers from COVID-19 hot spots from entering the country.
He said he later argued Alberta should emulate strategies employed by countries like Iceland and Austria to facilitate safe travel.Kenney said he advised the federal government to require a recently obtained negative COVID-19 test from travellers before they enter Canada.“I’m glad it is being instituted today,” he said. “Of course our government worked with the federal government of Canada to adopt the travel pilot program — which we did….