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Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos participates in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic and Health Canada’s approval of the antiviral treatment Paxlovid in Ottawa, Jan. 17, 2022. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Health Canada approves new COVID treatment

Politics Insider for Jan. 18: China baselessly claims COVID originated in Canada; Ottawa says COVID tests at airport will stay in place; calls for Alberta justice minister’s resignation intensify
Interim Quebec Director of Public Health Dr. Luc Boileau responds to a question during a news conference in Montreal, Jan. 11, 2022. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

Should we tax the unvaccinated?

Politics Insider for Jan. 13: The debate over Quebec’s tax on the unvaxxed; the backlash over Ontario’s handling of school openings; and a former Supreme Court justice’s controversial role in Hong Kong
Legault leaves a news conference in Montreal, on Dec. 30, 2021 (Graham Hughes/CP)

I have questions about le unvax tax

Paul Wells: There’s at least a decent case to be made for François Legault’s plan to tax unvaccinated Quebecers. But don’t be surprised if he drops the idea.
Sign indicating the emergency entrance at the CHUM hospital in Montreal, Que., Jan. 7, 2022. (Mario Beauregard/Canadian Press)

Canada doesn’t have the hospital capacity it needs

Politics Insider for Jan. 10: How the U.S. health care system stacks up to Canada’s; Canada is updating its approaches to China and Russia; and Quebec’s liquor store vaccination policy seems to be working
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