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I’m a bit surprised how easily surprised Canadian governments continue to be one year into the pandemic. I realize they’re trapped in the logic of mitigation which necessarily involves tinkering.

Your kids can go without... Halloween, it's just candy. hockey, it's just a game. swimming lessons, they'll catch up. libraries, they have books. hanging out with friends, it's just socializing.

Three spam calls at our house today, then a fourth is left to go to voicemail that turns out to be from a contact tracer. Hope they get that call

Ontario, Quebec stress risk of socializing amid surge in COVID-19 cases but don’t tell citizens where outbreaks are taking place /via @globeandmail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-second-wave-sparks-surge-of-covid-19-cases-

Eight regions of Quebec are moved into the yellow warning territory, up from four. The next step -- orange -- would mean focused closures.Premier François Legault calls the situation critical,

Being against bike lanes and pedestrianization is fair enough (it makes you look dinosaurish but hey free country), but this idea percolating that Valérie Plante has caused the troubles Montréal

Québec reopened schools outside Montréal in May. Weekly case counts:25 mai : 19 cas d’élèves31 mai : 44 cas d’élèves5 juin : 34 cas d’élèves12 juin : 10 cas d’élèves19

I was pretty sure online learning wasn't working with 3 primary-aged kids with two working parents when we were all faking it, and now that everyone is actually trying, well,

The habitual presumption that whining about comms is only a reporter thing is getting debunked a few times a day in the Nova Scotia situation. Imagine a proactive and transparent

On the very long list of striking things in reporting this: The government identifies March 13 as the start of the disaster. March 14 was the date all visits were

Just dialed into the newser on what was supposed to be a day off. Dr. Arruda spoke about how children are less vulnerable to the virus, which opens the door

If you have crushing chest pains, please don't just stay home and hope it goes away because covid.https://twitter.com/harrysiegel/status/1247974980241031170?s=20 I've heard from several ER and ICU docs and nurses over the