Watchdog slams ad criticizing COVID border restrictions for comparing travellers to hostages | CBC News Posted on February 3, 2022 by Travel editor Canada’s advertising watchdog has slammed a commercial paid for by a Florida man with a home on Vancouver Island for suggesting Canadians were held “hostage” by rules preventing them from crossing the U.S. border. Post navigation Why this Caribbean archipelago is a prime spot to visit nextSweden joins other European countries in announcing an end to Covid restrictions.