Cases of COVID-19 are on the rise across Canada’s most populous province of Ontario, thanks to the Delta variant, while Omicron “will hit us hard and fast” next year, an expert panel said on Tuesday.
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Scientists find ‘stealth’ version of Omicron that may be harder to track … and lucky us it’s in Canada!
Scientists say they have identified a “stealth” version of Omicron which cannot be distinguished from other variants using the PCR tests that public health officials deploy to gain a quick picture of its spread around the world.
The stealth variant has many mutations in common with standard Omicron, but it lacks a particular genetic change that allows lab-based PCR tests to be used as a rough and ready means of flagging up probable cases.
… The stealth variant was first spotted among Covid virus genomes submitted in recent days from South Africa, Australia and Canada, but it may already have spread more widely. Among the few dozen cases identified so far, none are in the UK.
Trudeau’s health minister says pandemic could go on for ‘years’
The health minister made these comments in response to a question about whether the Trudeau government will redefine “fully-vaccinated” for only those who have had a booster shot, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
As omicron variant spreads, Manitoba couple feel ‘criminalized’ after return from South Africa
A Brandon, Man., couple who are quarantining in a Toronto hotel after a recent trip to South Africa say they feel “criminalized” as travellers after the federal government placed restrictions on 10 African countries due to the presence of a new coronavirus variant of concern.
No Shot? No Food. Canada’s Outrageous New Winter Action Plan
The New Brunswick government released its Winter Action Plan on Friday, which will remain in place until Spring.
The plan includes things like masks, social distancing, restrictions on gatherings, and just so happens to also include a requirement for grocery stores to require proof of juice status on entry.
Federal government will soon hand over more residential school records: Miller
Canada’s Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister says the federal government will soon release a volume of the residential school records it’s been criticized for withholding to a national archives centre.
MALCOLM: What’s the purpose of Canada’s Opposition these days?
What is the purpose of the Official Opposition in a Parliamentary system? You don’t need a degree in political science to know that the job is to “oppose” the government.
That’s it. That’s the job. Oppose the government, hold them in check, and in the case of our federal Conservative opposition party, stop the Liberal government from pushing the country ever-further to the Left.
We do not have an “opposition” in Canadian federal politics, we have 3 varieties of the same moldy cheese.
Ottawa needs a whole new approach to national security threats, experts say
More than 250 national security experts, including former high-ranking government officials, are calling on Ottawa to re-think its approach to security threats to confront new sources of peril — from fast-spreading disease outbreaks to natural disasters driven by climate change.
The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) released a report today — the culmination of more than a year of work — that examines Canada’s security posture in the face of new dangers like the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 42-page assessment draws together research, interviews and public comments from senior security officials. It argues that virus outbreaks and destructive climate change events represent a whole new field of national security threats — one that demands more than an ad-hoc approach from the federal government.
More transvestites is the government’s preferred solution.
We’re in trouble if Omicron demands self-sacrifice of us again
Like scavengers desperate for even a morsel of sustenance, we’re latching onto every crumb of positive-sounding news about the Omicron variant. Israel’s Health Minister has said booster shots may protect against the variant; the South African doctor who first identified Omicron noted that symptoms in infected people appear to be mild; the World Health Organization has echoed that early data does not indicate this variant causes more severe illness.
At A Time Of Surging Inflation, Raising Immigration Levels Is A Mistake
Any conversation about our standard of living must include a rational discussion about how high our immigration levels should be.
Lawyers sign “Free North Declaration” to defend civil liberties
Over the past two years, governments have launched “unprecedented attacks” on civil liberties, a new declaration from Canada’s legal community maintains. The Free North Declaration calls on lawyers to restore freedom and the rule of law or “risk losing it for good.” One of the signatories, D. Jared Brown, is a bencher with the Law Society of Ontario. He joined The Andrew Lawton Show to explain why Canadians must reject the “new normal.”
Is A Lab In Winnipeg, Canada Connected To The Original Outbreak Of Covid?
Out of all the mysteries related to the origins of Covid-19, the Wuhan-Winnipeg Covid connection should be standing on the shoulders of giants.
No matter how incriminating the evidence, the Liberal government of Canada remain untouchable in this regard. No greater cone of silence exists than what can be referred to as the “Wuhan-Winnipeg covid scandal.”
GUNTER: Global Affairs Canada’s $3 million tribute to itself
Global Affairs Canada is going to spend $3 million tax dollars on a tribute to itself. I kid you not.
There is already a striking monument to fallen diplomats on an Ottawa parkway near the Champlain Bridge. Instead, the proposed one would “pay tribute to former and current employees and their families and friends who have supported them in their careers.”
Justin should ask Xi to pay for this.
FUREY: The elites are laughing about inflation
When Conservative leader Erin O’Toole posted about how breakfast items are getting more expensive because of inflation, he was mocked and ridiculed by the elites on social media.
While inflation may not affect the elites, the majority of Canadians are noticing how expensive life is getting.
Joe Biden insists he’s a friend in Canada. The evidence suggests otherwise.
OTTAWA-Canada-US relations are again at a critical turning point as a major Canadian political and trade delegation left Capitol Hill Friday with nothing in hand.
No withdrawal of a proposed cut for electric cars that would deeply hurt Canada’s auto industry.
No move on plans to double US tariffs on Canadian softwood.
No synchronization of border measures against COVID-19 variants.
No change in a new dispute over whether Canada’s potato exports are safe in the eyes of U.S. regulators.
The US under President Joe Biden plans to rebuild better. It’s just planning to do it without help from or favorite for Canada, thank you.