Abahambi kufanele baqonde izingozi ezisahlotshaniswa nokuvakasha kwamazwe ngamazwe uma kubhekwa izehlakalo eziphezulu ze-Omicron futhi bathathe izinyathelo zokuphepha ezifanele.
Ngomhla ka- Febhruwari 28, 2022, ngo-16:00 EST, Isaziso se-Transport Canada to Airmen (NOTAM) esikhawulela lapho izindiza zabagibeli bamazwe ngamazwe zingafika e-Canada sizophelelwa yisikhathi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe ezithwele abagibeli zizovunyelwa ukuhlala kuzo zonke izikhumulo zezindiza ezisele zaseCanada eziqokwe I-Canada Border Services Agency ukuthi zithole izindiza zabagibeli bamazwe ngamazwe.
“Iminyaka emibili manje, izenzo zikahulumeni wethu ekulweni ne-COVID-19 zisekelwe ekuhlakanipheni nasesayensini. Izimemezelo zanamuhla ziwumfanekiso wenqubekelaphambili esesiyenzile ngokumelene nalokhu okuhlukile kwamanje kwe-Omicron. Ukubuyela ekuhlolweni okungahleliwe okuphoqelekile kwabo bonke abahambi abagonyiwe kuzokwenza kube lula ukuhamba kwabantu baseCanada ngaso sonke isikhathi ngenkathi kusiza iziphathimandla zethu zezempilo zomphakathi ukuthi zithole izinguquko zesikhathi esizayo kumazinga okuthengwa kwempahla e-COVID-19 nokuhlukahluka kokukhathazeka. Njengoba sesishilo ngaso sonke isikhathi, izinyathelo zemingcele ye-Canada zizohlala zivumelana nezimo futhi zivumelana nezimo, ukuze kube nezimo ezingaba khona zesikhathi esizayo,” kusho uMhlonishwa uJean-Yves Duclos, uNgqongqoshe Wezempilo.
“Izinyathelo esizimemezela namuhla zingenzeka ngokwengxenye ngoba abantu baseCanada banyukile, bafingqa imikhono futhi bathola umgomo. Lezi zinyathelo zizovumela abantu baseCanada abagonyiwe ukuthi baphinde bahlangane nomndeni nabangane futhi bathole inzuzo yezomnotho ehlinzekwa wukuvakasha. Sizoqhubeka nokuhlola izinyathelo zethu futhi ngeke singabaze ukwenza izinguquko ezidingekayo ukuze sigcine abantu baseCanada nohlelo lwethu lwezokuthutha luphephile,” kusho uMhlonishwa u-Omar Alghabra, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuthutha.
“Impilo nokuphepha kwabantu baseCanada yinto ehamba phambili kuhulumeni wethu. Selokhu kwaqala lolu bhubhane, sithathe izinyathelo ezisebenzayo nezidingekayo zokumisa ukubhebhetheka kwe-COVID-19 - futhi njengoba isimo sithuthuka, kanjalo nempendulo yethu iyakhula. Ngifuna ikakhulukazi ukubonga abasebenzi baseCanada Border Services Agency ngomsebenzi wabo wokuzikhandla kule minyaka emibili edlule. Sihlala sithatha isinyathelo ukuze sivikele imingcele yethu futhi sivikele imiphakathi yethu, ngoba yilokho abantu baseCanada abakulindele,” kusho uMhlonishwa uMarco E. L. Mendicino, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuphepha Komphakathi.
“Sizibophezele ekuvuleni kabusha okuphephile; eyodwa enikeza ukubikezela, ukuguquguquka futhi ebonisa umhlaba ukuthi i-Canada ingenye yezindawo eziphephe kakhulu ongahamba kuzo. Ukuvakasha kuphephile futhi kuzoqhubeka kuphephile e-Canada. Sibonga imboni yezokuvakasha ebihamba phambili emhlabeni wonke ekuqinisekiseni ukuphepha kwabahambi ngenkathi ibhekene nenye yezinkinga zezomnotho eziyinselelo enkulu. Mangikucacise ukuthi umnotho waseCanada ngeke usimame ngokugcwele kuze kube yilapho umkhakha wethu wezokuvakasha ululama futhi izinyathelo zanamuhla zizosisiza ukwamukela izivakashi ezifika e-Canada ngokuphepha,” kusho uMhlonishwa u-Randy Boissonnault, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha kanye Nongqongqoshe Wezezimali.
