you can't open the border a little bit - it is either open or it is closed, and right now it is actually open. despite attempts by the media to suggest otherwise, there is absolutely no science underlying these closures at all. and, this idea that canada is a more conservative country than the united states is both ridiculous and absolutely wrong; an article like this may not be reflective of reality, but it really reflects very strongly on the government, and it's existing delusions about popular opinion.
if the border remains closed, it will be due to a political calculation by the government, and not due to any actual science. but, this is a miscalculation.
once the weather turns away from this record cold, which is happening in the next few days, people here will begin to ignore the government, as well.
i hope that, in the end, the government falls over this.
https://globalnews.ca/news/6937528/coronavirus-canada-us-reopening-plans/