Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides an update in Ottawa on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He is joined by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. They unveil details of their government's plan to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for federal public servants and for domestic travellers. Federal public servants in the core public administration must be fully vaccinated by October 29. Unvaccinated employees will be placed on unpaid leave as early as November 15. Employers in the federally regulated air, rail, and marine transportation sectors will have until October 30 to establish vaccination policies. Those ages 12 and older travelling by plane, train or cruise ship in Canada must be fully vaccinated by the end of November. The prime minister also apologizes for travelling to Tofino, B.C., for a family vacation on the first National Day For Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. He has faced widespread criticism over the timing of his vacation, and offered an apology to Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Chief Rosanne Casimir for not accepting two invitations to attend the B.C. First Nation's event in Kamloops.
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