Hon. Marc Gold (Government Representative in the Senate): Well, thank you for the question. The government does not share your view of the utility or efficacy of this app. It continues to be an essential and intuitive tool to protect Canadians as we open our borders and fire up our economy. Through the app, our government has streamlined the reopening process. I’m advised that travel is up 707% from peak pandemic as a result.

ArriveCAN only takes a few minutes for vaccinated travellers to complete. Over 99% of air and marine travellers, and 94% of land travellers, have been compliant and, therefore, have provided for increased efficiency.

Senator Gold: The government, of course, is concerned that visitors to Canada have an experience that is a good one and enjoy all the wonderful delights that this country has to offer. As we have heard before in this chamber, tourism is up and travel is up. In that regard, the government is very pleased with the progress that we’re making in returning to pre-pandemic levels and hope that this increase in tourism, activity and travel benefits the travel and hospitality industries that paid a heavy price, as we all know, during the pandemic.

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