The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers says supply issues affecting some popular products began long before the Canada-U.S. cross-border vaccine mandates. Still, the organization says flexibility around the rules barring unvaccinated U.S. truckers may ease anxiety for shoppers and retailers alike. Feds double down on mandateLast Saturday, the U.S. barred unvaccinated Canadian drivers from entering the country, mirroring Canada's border restrictions for American truckers. The Canadian Trucking Alliance has said it strongly disapproves of the demonstration. Weather, labour shortages part of 'perfect storm'Giancarlo points out, however, that some of the problems on store shelves have little to do with the mandate.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2022 01:16 UTC