Media — 2021

 

Media Appearances

 

NPR / December 19, 2021

COVID-safe travel tips if you can't postpone your holiday plans

Global News / December 16, 2021

International travel advisory won't stop Omicron spread, scientists say

Media Interviews

CHEK / December 16, 2021

Expect further COVID-19 holiday travel measures to come, say experts

Foreign Affairs / December 9, 2021

The world needs a better strategy for COVID travel restrictions

Republic / December 4, 2021

Scientists warn travel, border bans not helpful in preventing spread of Omicron: Report

Popular Science / December 2, 2021

Flight bans won't stop Omicron

Nature / December 2, 2021

Omicron-variant border bans ignore the evidence, say scientists

Global News / December 2, 2021

Travel restrictions and Omicron: What's changing in Canada, U.S.

Global News / December 2, 2021

Targeted travel bans 'too late' to stop Omicron COVID-19 variant, experts say

The Washington Post / November 29, 2021

I studied covid travel bans. It's already too late for them to stop omicron.

CBC / September 18, 2021

Want to fly to Britain? Its struggling travel industry hopes it just got easier

Bangor Daily News / September 16, 2021

Canada’s election could affect how Americans cross the border

The Conversation / September 13, 2021

COVID-19 and border restrictions: Here's what the parties' election platforms say about controlling the fourth wave

Think Global Health / September 1, 2021

Rethinking border management and global health security after the pandemic

CNN / August 9, 2021

Delta variant broke down Australia and China's defenses. Does it spell the end of the zero Covid strategy?

Independent / August 3, 2021

'A big chaotic policy mess': Borders expert rails against UK travel rules

Winnipeg Free Press / July 31, 2021

Travellers with mixed vaccine status enter international maze

CNN / August 9, 2021

Delta variant broke down Australia and China's defenses. Does it spell the end of the zero Covid strategy?

Independent / August 3, 2021

'A big chaotic policy mess': Borders expert rails against UK travel rules

Winnipeg Free Press / July 31, 2021

Travellers with mixed vaccine status enter international maze

South China Morning Post / July 26, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: 'soft power' play for Japan at stake as country tries to salvage pandemic Games

CBC / July 20, 2021

The American border will open whether Canadians are ready or not

Global News / July 16, 2021

Communities say possible Canada-
U.S. border reopening 'overdue,' but experts cautious

NPR / July 14, 2021

Canada's taking it slow on reopening its border to travelers from the U.S. Here's why

Fairchild TV / July 12, 2021

Hotel Quarantine

The Conversation / July 2, 2021

Canada must correct its border management to avoid a fourth wave of Covid-19

CBC / June 21, 2021

Standardizing a vaccine passport for a post-pandemic world

The Globe and Mail / June 21, 2021

Fully vaccinated Canadians to be exempt from post-travel COVID-19 quarantine restrictions starting July 5

Global News / June 21, 2021

New travel rules will likely lead to more COVID-19 cases, experts warn

Voice of America / June 18, 2021

Anticipation Builds for US-Canada Border to Reopen

The Globe and Mail / June 21, 2021

Canada-U.S. border restrictions will remain in place until July 21, still 'holes' in the system, expert says

Toronto Star / June 16, 2021

Burn in the U.S.A.: Canadians who got the AstraZeneca vaccine can't see 'Springsteen on Broadway'

Toronto Star / June 16, 2021

COVID-19: Caution urged to prevent another wave in B.C.

Globe and Mail / June 13, 2021

Federal government not tracking vaccination status of returning Canadians who got their COVID-19 shots abroad

Global TV / June 12, 2021

Is Canada ready to reopen its borders?

Toronto Star / June 12, 2021

How a massive outbreak at Nunavut's Baffinland mine sent 'sparks' of the Delta variant across the country

The Georgia Straight / June 4, 2021

COVID-19 in B.C.: Fourth day with new case count below 200; Kelowna hospital outbreak; and more

Vancouver Sun / May 31, 2021

COVID-19: B.C. Ministry of Health calls on returning snowbirds to register — vaccinated or not

CBC                                                 May 26, 2021

B.C. ombudsperson urges caution if governments adopt COVID-19 vaccine passports

South China Morning Post       May 24, 2021

Could failure to stop Covid-19 be the catalyst for a pandemic treaty?

VN Express International         May 15, 2021

Experts rue false sense of security in Vietnam's COVID-19 fight

ICI Radio Canada / May 13, 2021

Domestic flights: when provinces infect each other

CPAC / May 13, 2021

Expert on global public health weighs in COVID-19 border measures debate

The Globe and Mail / May 12, 2021

Expert panel says WHO rules are biased toward keeping borders open and travel flowing, even in a pandemic

CBC / May 6, 2021

Maybe border restrictions could be tighter - but Ford is in no position to cast stones

The Tyee / April 28, 2021

To Stop COVID, We Need 'Gold Standard' Border Control

CKNWX-FM / April 27, 2021

Premier says questions around enforcing B.C. travel restrictions will be answered soon

Global News / April 26, 2021

Toronto-area startup Switch Health accused of fumbling Canada's COVID-19 border testing

National Post / April 26, 2021

John Ivison: Shouting talking points is no substitute for proper COVID border policy

National Post / April 26, 2021

B.C. travel restrictions don't go far enough, says SFU researcher studying pandemics and borders

CBC / April 25, 2021

Shut down travel in and out of Manitoba or risk prolonging pandemic, experts warn

UMD School of Public Policy / April 23, 2021

Catherine Worsnop Shares Her Research into Cross-Border Measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

CBC The National / April 23, 2021

What the most recent flight ban means for Canadians in India

CBC Radio / April 23, 2021

Bill Blair says Canada's borders have 'layers of protection.' An expert warns those layers have 'many holes'

Vox / April 23, 2021

Vietnam defied the experts and sealed its border to keep Covid-19 out. It worked.

CBC The National / April 22, 2021

B.C. business owners frustrated by regional travel restrictions

Global News / April 20, 2021

‘What is essential travel?’: Questions around B.C.’s COVID-19 travel crackdown

Global News / April 20, 2021

B.C. imposes travel restrictions

National Post / April 15, 2021

Carson Jerema: Trudeau government failed to keep out the variants tearing through Canada

The Tyee / April 12, 2021

Why Doesn’t BC Get Tougher on Stopping Travel?

South China Morning Post / April 8, 2021

Coronavirus: what does getting vaccinated offer Hongkongers and how will it affect travel, quarantine and social-distancing rules?

CBC News / April 8, 2021

Should B.C. shift its vaccination strategy to a younger demographic? Some say yes

City News 1130 / April 5, 2021

B.C. needs to move beyond advisories, recommendations against travel: expert

KHN / April 2, 2021

Battle Brews Over Neutral Zone Where Border-Crossing Parties Rendezvous, Risking Infection

Wall Street Journal / April 2, 2021

Flush With Covid-19 Vaccines, Hong Kong Struggles to Find Takers

Texas Public Radio / March 30, 2021

More Essential Travelers Are Crossing The Border Than Migrants, As Frustration Grows Over Pandemic Restrictions

CBC Radio / March 29, 2021

Canada’s border is still closed to nonessential travel, even if you’ve been vaccinated

New York Times / March 24, 2021

Hong Kong Halts Use of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Over Packaging Defects

Global News / March 13, 2021

Coronavirus might have been in Canada earlier than it was 1st detected, expert says

The Conversation / March 11, 2021

Closing some of the U.S.-Canada land border crossings could help control the COVID-19 pandemic

The Conversation / February 28, 2021

COVID-19 hotel quarantine: Exemption for ‘essential’ medical travel confuses doctors, patients

BBC World Service / February 27, 2021

Keeping out Covid-19

Chatham House / February 27, 2021

Pandemics, Border Controls and International Travel

The Globe and Mail / February 23, 2021

Ottawa must address mistakes regarding COVID-19 pandemic preparedness, experts say

Bloomberg / February 19, 2021

Covid-19 Travelers Aren’t All Dubai Jet-Setters’

Global News / February 13, 2021

Coronavirus: Hunting for variants and the case for travel restrictions

TVO / February 12, 2021

Do Canada's Travel Restrictions Make Sense?

Toronto Star / February 10, 2021

Canada has tough new COVID-19 restrictions for air travellers. Why don’t the same rules apply at the land border?

Vice / February 8, 2021

Uber Founder Launches Luxury Airline So Rich People Can Go on COVID Vacations

The Guardian / February 5, 2021

Covid: Could Britain have been more like New Zealand?

Global News / February 28, 2021

Experts warned of new COVID-19 variants. Why did Ottawa wait for stricter travel rules?

CBC Radio / February 2, 2021

The Current: Canadian snowbird in Mexico calls new quarantine measures ‘punishment’

The Conversation / February 1, 2021

Why Canada doesn’t know how many COVID-19 cases are linked to travel

Global News / January 28, 2021

Coronavirus: 6.3M travellers entered Canada and didn’t have to quarantine

The Globe and Mail / January 27, 2021

Manitoba sets domestic COVID-19 travel restrictions, other provinces balk

The Standard / January 26, 2021

Do COVID-19 variants mean we should crack down on interprovincial travel? One province just did

CTV News / January 26, 2021

Freeland says government considering more pandemic travel restrictions to secure border

CBC News / January 25, 2021

Hotel quarantine could help discourage non-essential travel, public health professor says

CBC Radio / January 24, 2021

Amid calls for international travel ban, experts say rules on essential trips must be clarified

CBC News / January 24, 2021

What the science says on travel bans, as experts warily eye new COVID-19 variants

Toronto Star / January 22, 2021

Justin Trudeau warns tougher travel restrictions are on the horizon, and Canadians could be stranded

City News / January 21, 2021

Two petitions insist B.C. has made wrong decision on interprovincial travel

Global News / January 20, 2021

Dr. Kelley Lee on spread of COVID-19 through travel

CBC / January 19, 2021

SFU health expert, citing COVID variants, urges B.C. to act quickly to restrict inter-provincial travel