Canadians received access to the COVID-19 vaccine later than Americans, yet they’ve surpassed us in vaccination rate as they lean into the science of getting back to normal. With that, the Canadian government announced this week it plans to reopen the border with America at the beginning of August. But even just today the U.S. government announced it will delay that reopening by a couple more weeks to monitor current spikes of the delta variant.  GUESTS: Doug Schmidt, reporter, Windsor Star Amy Miller, part of a Detroit-based family that owns property in Ontario Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Stateside’s theme music is by 14KT. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.