Health Minister Mark Holland says he has secured concessions to the new rules being imposed by the United States on dog owners bringing their pets across the border, but remains "concerned" about the forthcoming changes.
"I am quite concerned, if I'm honest, about the regulations that are being brought in by the United States, as of August 1, requiring a number of new measures for folks bringing their dogs across the border," he said in Ottawa Wednesday.
Holland said the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention's new rules are not only going to impact Canadians, but also Americans who travel to Canada with their pets and have to face the new rules when they go back home.
"I think that was a very poorly thought out bit of business and it's going to have a huge impact for Americans," he said...
This was excerpted from the 17 July 2024 edition of CBC News.