Quebec tightens up restrictions for Omicron
Politics Insider for Dec. 17: Quebec’s new restrictions; Ontario’s grim COVID projections; and cabinet’s new Canada-first mandate
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COVID-19
Ontario sees the value of rapid tests for COVID—as ever, way too late
Patricia Treble: The delayed response is part of a frustrating pandemic pattern in Canada, where governments fail to recognize the blindingly obvious
Ontario will make booster shots easier to get
Politics Insider for Dec. 16, 2021: Feds scrambling over Omicron; Booster shots in Ontario; and no more gathering restrictions for unvaxxed Albertans
Federal government pledges $40 billion for First Nations child welfare
Politics Insider for Dec 14, 2021: Funds for Indigenous child welfare; Anand apologizes for military sexual misconduct; and Trudeau’s out of the Bill 21 fight for now
With the Omicron variant on the rise, should you attend your work Christmas party?
Vaxx Populi: Even if you’re double-vaxxed and you take a rapid test before arriving, the odds may not be in your favour
Opposition pressing Liberals to address inflation ahead of fiscal update
Politics Insider for Dec 13, 2021: The war over Bill 21; fiscal update predictions; and Ottawa backtracks on South African COVID tests
Public Health didn’t keep track of travellers in quarantine hotels
Politics Insider for Dec 10, 2021: Public health flubs; Canada is taking the back seat in Ukraine; and Marc Miller takes a stand against Bill 21
Omicron variant will likely be worse than Delta, according to early research
Vaxx Populi: Omicron has a higher effective reproduction number than Delta, so can vaccines protect against more hospitalizations and deaths? Time will tell.
New COVID-19 travel rules are stranding Canadians in Africa
Politics Insider for Dec. 6, 2021: Confusion in southern Africa; O’Toole’s last shot; and 100 years of women in the House
Welcoming the (vaccinated) world back to Whistler
After a long wait during the pandemic, the largest destination ski resort in North America is preparing to welcome vaccinated skiers back to the slopes