Last Updated on May 31, 2021 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s own Members of Parliament are urging him to re-open the

 Canada-U.S. border, a move the Canadian leader said in mid-March was too soon to even discuss. Maybe March was too 

soon – but several of Trudeau’s MPs think the time to discuss the border’s re-opening has finally arrived. Wayne Easter, 

a Liberal Party MP and chair of the House of Commons’ finance committee, reportedly told the Politico news outlet on 

Friday the Canadian government needs to put in place a border re-opening plan within the next month. Easter carries 

extra clout on re-opening the border to Americans due to his position as co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary 

Group. “As you get into July 1, Canada Day, and July 4, Independence Day, then those target dates are real pressure points

 for wanting to be normalized,” he reportedly said. “The heat’s on, and I think we absolutely must have a plan.