Justin Trudeau steps out for ice cream with son as Canada eases lockdown restrictions

As Canadian states move towards normalization, country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped out and took his son for ice cream. The event which marked Trudeau’s first family outing since the pandemic took place on June 23, a day celebrated as Siant Jean Baptiste Day in Quebec. According to the latest tally by John Hopkins University, a total of 104087 people have tested positive for the virus. 

'New ways to celebrate' 

Taking to Twitter, Trudeau also posted a photograph of the outing and wrote that even though they weren't able to celebrate, they had stopped to pick up some treats for the family. The photograph shows the leader along with his son Hadrien at Chocolats Favoris in Gatineau, Quebec. As per international media reports, the Canadian leader bought a vanilla cone with a cookie topping for his son while buying a  vanilla cone ice cream dipped in chocolate for himself. The event also captured the attention of people on Twitter with many Canadians supporting their leader. 

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The recent reopenings have triggered speculations if Canada was open for travelling. However, it came out that at this time, only Canadian citizens, permanent residents, select foreign nationals travelling for essential reasons, and the immediate family members of Canadian citizens are allowed to enter Canada. It is speculated that Canada will be keeping its borders shut till mid-July and is expected to keep them shut for non-essential travels if the COVID-19 pandemic continues to strengthen. Several Canadian provinces have reportedly restricted travel around Canada which makes it harder for the international travellers, who wish to visit the country as tourists, to travel without any restrictions. 

As per reports, even if international travel ban gets lifted in Canada, they will be following the strategy followed by New Zealand and make a 14-day quarantine period mandatory for even asymptomatic people. On the other hand, frequent temperature checks will also become normal along with the use of masks. Any official announcement around Canada allowing international travellers is still awaited. 

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