COVID-19: Trucker convoy arrives in Regina, Moe hints at lifting proof of vaccine in Sask.
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In a statement posted to his Twitter account on Saturday, Premier Scott Moe said the proof-of-vaccine or negative COVID-19 test policy will end in the 'not-too-distant-future.'
A trucker convoy is expected to arrive in Regina on Saturday, in solidarity with a larger convoy in Ottawa protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
The group action arose from a mandate that was put in place on Jan. 15 by the federal government that requires cross-border truckers coming into Canada to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
The convoy began rolling into Regina around 11:30 a.m. from Highway 11.
Regina Police Service released a traffic plan ahead of the convoy.
In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Premier Scott Moe thanked truck drivers and showed support for the convoy.
Moe made it clear that he will continue to encourage everyone to get vaccinated because “I do not want any of you to become seriously ill.”
Moe is fully vaccinated and has received his booster shot. He contracted COVID-19 in mid-January and echoed previous remarks that he believes his vaccination status prevented him from becoming sick.
“That said, because vaccination is not reducing transmission, the current federal border policy for truckers makes no sense,” Moe wrote in Saturday’s statement.
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