Because they had a magic 8 ball to predict this outcome?

Given 98% of cases are internal spread, I just don't think it's warranted.

I don't think you need an 8 ball to predict that you shouldn't travel during this global pandemic -- especially in the past 6 months when it's all hit the fan.

Tough luck to those who get stranded, I say.

Not everybody outside the country is on vacation. How about a little empathy for your fellow countrymen.

Totally agree! My comment was intended to those travelling for recreational purposes.

You can pick up new variants abroad though. That’s better discouraged.

Now they are in countries in the Caribbean that have managed the virus relatively well and are overloading their public health system because they urgently need tests. Canada is just creating a problem for poorer countries while gaining very little - there's barely any community spread. If a Canadian returns home from the Carribean, on average both countries will have less covid.

Governments has been telling people for months not to go on vacation, that is correct, they should have thought of that before leaving.

They also gave 2 weeks notice so if you went somewhere and didn't think you could get a COVID test, there was still time to make it back home before the ban started.

Not everybody outside the country is on vacation. There are plenty of valid reasons to travel.

If only these people would suffer that would be alright - it was their mistake. But rich countries should not make poorer countries pay for the bad decisions of their own citizens. Policy needs to be guided by data, not emotions.