Article contentOTTAWA — The Ontario and federal governments are preparing to unveil a joint COVID-19 rapid testing program at the province’s biggest airport as early as next week, as both sides seek to deflect blame for a growing number of travel-related cases entering Canada. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Hundreds of thousands of travellers at Toronto Pearson to be tested for COVID-19 in early 2021 Back to videoThose hopes come after weeks of failed negotiations between the two governments, who have sparred in recent weeks after Premier Ford claimed that Ottawa has failed in its duty to secure the Canadian border during the pandemic. “We’ve continually — and I’m going to repeat this, continually — asked the federal government to secure our borders,” Ford said in a press conference last week, when he imposed sweeping new lockdowns across the province.

Source: National Post December 30, 2020 13:52 UTC