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Podcast: This Matters
Episode: Flight Risk: Will relaxing vaccine mandates tackle chaos at the airport?
Description: Guest: Raisa Patel, Toronto Star reporter As of June 20, Ottawa scrapped “proof of vaccination” requirements for air passengers on domestic or outbound international flights, as well as for rail travellers, and federal bureaucrats and federally-regulated workers like airline employees or those who process passports. The move comes as passengers have been expressing frustration over long delays, cancelled flights and endless queues at the airport. Ottawa-based reporter Raisa Patel explains what the new rules are and how we came to be here. This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Brian Bradley and Matthew Hearn