www.WeeklyVoice.com FRONTNATIO NPAGEAL Friday, August 21, 2020 | A-1 Canada’s Leading South Asian Newspaper - Tel: 905-795-0639 Friday, June 25,2, 2017 2021 www.WeeklyVoice.com VolVol 27, 23, No. No. 26 22 PM: 40025701 Windsor To Get A $2.9 M New Media Centre, page 6 Show A Photo Of Your Garden, Win A Prize, page 11 High Park Zoo & Riverdale Farm Now Open, page 13 Travel And Border Curbs Eased For Fully Vaccinated Canadians; India Ban Stays All Mandatory Requirements, Including Pre- & On-Arrival Testing, To Continue In First Phase Of Reopening Ottawa: The Canadian government ued testing will allow public health experts has announced that “fully vaccinated” citi- to keep monitoring positivity rates at the zens and permanent residents can enter the border, monitor for variants of concern, country without having to undergo quaran- and make further adjustments to border tine stay at a at a government-authorized measures as needed. hotel, starting from July 5. Fully vaccinated travellers must also be The announcement on Monday came as asymptomatic, have a paper or digital copy more than 75 per cent of eligible Canadi- of their vaccination documentation, and ans have received one dose of vaccine and provide COVID-19-related information over 20 per cent have received two doses, electronically through ArriveCAN prior to reports Xinhua news agency. arrival in Canada. To be considered fully vaccinated, a They must still present a suitable quar- traveller must have received the full series antine plan, and be prepared to quarantine, of a vaccine — or combination of vaccines in case it is determined at the border that — accepted by the Government of Cana- they do not meet all of the conditions re- da at least 14 days prior to entering Can- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is following the travel protocol. He tweeted: “I’m in quired to be exempt from quarantine. As ada. Currently, those vaccines are manu- quarantine after the G7, NATO, and Canada-EU summits. I’ll work from home until my with all other exempt travellers, they will factured by Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca/ 14-day quarantine comes to an end. - Pic: Justin Trudeau be required to follow public health mea- COVISHIELD, and Janssen (Johnson & umentation supporting their vaccination in them, fully vaccinated travellers must still sures in place, such as wearing a mask Johnson). Travellers can receive their vac- English, French or with a certified transla- meet all other mandatory requirements, in- when in public, keep a copy of their vac- cine in any country, and must provide doc- tion. For these new measures to apply to cluding pre- and on-arrival testing. Contin- Continued on page 2 Canada Gets Set To Welcome O’Toole: Canada’s Best & Support More Refugees Days Are Ahead of Us By Bala Menon ‘Economic Mobility Pathways’ Pilot Is A Ground-Breaking Initiative TORONTO: Innovative ideas Ottawa: The Canadian gov- are needed across the spectrum ernment has announced three new as Canada comes out of the crisis initiatives to assist more refugees created by the COVID-19 pan- from across the world. demic, Conservative Party Lead- Marco E. L. Mendicino, Min- er Erin O’Toole said on Wednes- ister of Immigration, Refugees day. “The best days for Canada and Citizenship, met with United are still ahead of us.” Nations High Commissioner for Speaking at an Ethnocultural Refugees (UNHCR) representa- media conference, O’Toole said tive in Canada, Rema Jamous Im- our focus should shift towards seis to announce the details ahead strengthening and boosting sup- Erin O’Toole. of World Refuges Day (June 20). ports for small and medium en- An official government state- terprises - and not be selective in gy firms, providing hiring incen- ment said” “Across the globe, choosing industries and individ- tives and improving productivity. millions are displaced and long- ual firms for giving government “Canadians are hardworking and ing for what most of us take for assistance. they don’t need handouts which granted: a safe place to call home. There was also the issue of tend to disincentivise people and As a global leader in protecting improper implementation of the be detrimental to the economy. those who need it most, Canada Wage and Rent Subsidy Pro- We have to get the country work- welcomed nearly half of all refu- grams - which were taken advan- ing again.” gees resettled around the world tage of by many companies who To a question on the espionage in 2020. The UNHCR recently those welcomed through commu- type of refugees as solely victims really didn’t need them and later issue related to Canada’s National called Canada ‘a bright light in a nity sponsorship. by demonstrating all that they reported incredible profits during Microbiology Laboratory in Win- horrible year for refugee resettle- ECONOMIC MOBILITY contribute to our country. Today, the pandemic year. He also hit out nipeg, O’Toole pointed out how ment.’ PATHWAYS PILOT the Minister announced a new at the proposal being floated by the government has been dodg- “Our efforts are making a dif- Launched in 2018, the Eco- policy that will help settle 500 the Liberals and the NDP about ing questions on two scientists ference—yet the world’s most nomic Mobility Pathways Pilot refugees and their families. converting financial help like the who had connections with the vulnerable are counting on us to (EMPP) is a ground-breaking ini- The new measures will im- Canadian Economic Recovery Communist Party of China and do more,” the statement added. tiative that recognizes the talents prove the EMPP process by Benefit (CERB) into a permanent one of whom was reported to The new Canadian initiatives and skills of refugees by welcom- • expediting the processing of feature of the Canadian economic have clandestinely shipped vi- will help Canada offer asylum ing them through economic im- permanent residence applications and social landscape. rus samples to China’s Wuhan to more people who need it, wel- migration streams. This not only for EMPP applicants in several As the economy reopens, Institute of Virology. Xiangguo come more refugees through new allows Canada to welcome more streams, so they can start work- O’Toole said, what was needed Qiu and her husband Keding channels and increase support to refugees, but also flips the stereo- Continued on page 2 was scaling up of high-technolo- Continued on page 2 New Bloomington GO Station Is Ready, Set, Go! RICHMOND HILL: The On- GO Station, a major transit stop tario government is opening the that extends the Richmond Hill new Bloomington GO Station line further north,” said Caroline that will further extend the Rich- Mulroney, Minister of Transpor- mond Hill line, bringing more tation. “By helping to better con- transit options and better connec- nect communities, we’re keeping tivity to York Region. our promise to build accessible, Starting June 28, 2021, GO modern transit infrastructure trains and buses will begin serv- that drives economic growth and ing Bloomington GO Station, spurs job and housing opportuni- giving customers full access to ties across the province.” the new, four-level station, locat- The new Bloomington GO ed at Highway 404 and Bloom- Station is complete with nearly Inside the new station - with a lot of glass and views to spare. BROKER ington Road. (Metrolinx photo) 1,000 parking spots, a three-level BROKER The province is transforming parking structure and a passenger GO Transit into a modern, reli- by Caroline Mulroney, Minister mond Hill and Paul Calandra, drop-off and pick-up area, to help able and fully integrated rapid of Transportation, Kinga Surma, MPP for Markham—Stouffville. keep commutes as simple as pos- REMAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE transit network that will support Associate Minister of Transporta- “We’ve reached an incred- sible. The new bus loop has six the future generations to come. tion (GTA), Michael Parsa, MPP ible milestone with the comple- bus bays that can accommodate The announcement was made for Aurora–Oak Ridges–Rich- tion of the new Bloomington Continued on page 6 A-2 | Friday, June 25, 2021 NATIONAL www.WeeklyVoice.com THE WEEKLY VOICE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Local Public Health Rules Must Be Followed Bala Menon Continued from page 1 essential) international travel and cine and test results, as well as a with the US. Travellers who are CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Amb. Praveen Verma (Retd.) list of close contacts for 14 days currently eligible to enter Canada Dr. Nivedita Das Kundu after entry to Canada. include Canadian citizens, per- Harj Chaggar Entering fraudulent informa- manent residents and persons Amitabh Saxena tion into the app will result in registered under the Indian Act, fines of up to C$750,000 or six as well as some foreign nationals Graphic Design months in prison. who are allowed to enter Canada Tamarind Tree For travellers who are not fully under current entry prohibitions vaccinated, there are no changes The Notice to Airmen (NO- ACCOUNT MANAGERS to Canada’s current border mea- TAM) restricting direct com- Manu Ramachandran sures. They must continue to mercial and private passenger Maha adhere to the current testing and flights to Canada from India will federal quarantine requirements, be extended until July 21, 2021. ONLINE MARKETING which have been effective in re- antine for two weeks. LeBlanc, the Minister of Inter- The order requiring air passen- MANAGER Amitabh Saxena ducing importation and transmis- “As we’ve told Canadians all governmental Affairs, said. gers who depart India to Canada sion of COVID-19 and variants along, easing measures at the The government also an- via an indirect route must obtain LEGAL ADVISOR in Canada, and provide COVID- border will happen as we see nounced that international com- a COVID-19 pre-departure test Dr.