pandemic

Vaxx Populi: Justin Trudeau just promised that 20 million Canadians will be vaccinated by Canada Day. How does that fit with the distribution timetable?

Scott Gilmore: The death toll is unacceptable, the response by elected leaders too slow and Canadians should be much angrier. It didn’t need to be like this.

He was sure every Who in the town was resistant / To keeping their gatherings socially distant. / “And they’re cooking their turkeys!” he yelped with anxiety. / “The year 2020 has crippled society!”

Volunteers at pop-up test sites, restaurants asking for a stop to in-person dining. Nova Scotians have rallied to bring the second wave under control.

Hospitals in Calgary are running out of space and there are also concerns about having enough staff—and enough oxygen—to treat patients

The worst system except for all the others has been under attack for years. Trump just made us notice.

Amir Attaran and Lorian Hardcastle: Medical officers of health have the power to defy the government and impose the necessary public health measures to stop the second wave

Andrew MacDougall: According to Liberal logic, the only thing the government has bandwidth for is spending vast sums of money through the pandemic

Brianna Bell: We bought a house, got a dog and are splurging on groceries. In these stressful pandemic times, maybe a little debt isn’t so bad.

’America’s present need is not heroics, but healing; not revolution, but restoration’ said Warren Harding. The parallels to today’s campaign are remarkable.