U.S.-Canada Border To Reopen In November

After the Biden administration last week announced it would reopen the border between the U.S. and Canada for vaccinated Canadians, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has urged President Biden to allow for a complete reopening of the northern border for trade and travel.

“Though long, long overdue, reopening the northern border is welcome news to Montanans whose families, businesses, and communities have suffered for many months from the Biden administration’s continued closure of the U.S.-Canada border,” Gianforte said. “I’ll continue to urge the Biden administration to fully reopen the U.S.-Canada border to trade and travel to make our Montana communities whole.”

Gianforte has repeatedly called on President Biden to reopen the northern border, which has been closed since March 2020, after months of repeated delays.

On Sept. 29, Gianforte traveled to Scobey to meet with Montanans about the impact of the continued closure on their businesses and community.

U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale released the following statement in regard to the northern border reopening to nonessential travel in November, dependent on international visitors’ COVID-19 vaccination status, including those participating in essential trade.

“Since February of this year, I have been calling for the northern border to be open. The closure of the northern border has been devastating to our small northern communities that depend upon international trade and travel. While I am happy the Biden administration is going to allow land travel to resume, I am very concerned that President Biden is using this as a tool to advance his COVID-19 vaccine mandates for those to participate in essential trade, especially as our supply chain continues to have dire consequences for American consumers,” Rosendale said.

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said, “Montana families, small businesses and communities will finally be able to feel some of the relief they’ve been seeking for months now that the northern border is partially reopened. While I’m glad to see President Biden take this initial step to reopen the U.S-Canada border for vaccinated Canadians, I urge him to end all restrictions and fully reopen the northern border - Montanans are depending on it.”