Although the U.S.-Canada border is mostly closed, some Canadians made it to the siege of the U.S. Capitol – By Amanda Coletta and Emily Rauhala (Washington Post) / January 11 2021
Though there is no evidence that the two women participated in violence, their trip to Washington raises questions about loopholes in the rules on travel between the U.S. and Canada during the pandemic
TORONTO – Despite strict limits on nonessential travel between Canada and the United States, two Canadian nurses active in the so-called “anti-lockdown” movement made it to Washington for the Wednesday rally that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
The women, Sarah Choujounian and Kristen Nagle, were part of a group of American and Canadian health-care professionals calling themselves the “Global Frontline Nurses” who gathered in Washington that day, according to a news release, video from the scene and social media posts.
In the hours before President Donald Trump’s rally at the Ellipse, they held a small event in downtown Washington where both spoke. A live stream posted to Facebook by another nurse in the group that afternoon shows Choujounian on the steps of the Capitol amid a large crowd.
two. It also offers a reminder of the deep ties between conspiratorial and far-right movements on both sides of the border.
