Every mask law in Canada has a list of exemptions. These exemptions are not technicalities or loopholes — they’re an essential part of the law and any store that refuses to comply with them is breaking the law.
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Mexico and Canada Top Biden’s List for Eventual Vaccine Exports
But Biden and administration officials have said the U.S. will not share its vaccines until after it has enough for its own people, leaving timing for any exports unclear.
#NoMoreLockdowns!
If Patti out in Niagara Falls can get her sign in the ground, so can you!
Join Patti and the 10,000s of Ontarians who have already proudly planted their sign telling @fordnation and @JustinTrudeau #NoMoreLockdowns!
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— No More Lockdowns Canada (@NML_Canada) March 17, 2021
Three-week lockdown needed to stop explosive COVID-19 variant growth, Ontario science table says
A three-week lockdown in certain regions of the province is necessary to blunt the explosive growth of the variants of concern, Ontario’s COVID-19 scientific advisory table says.
Dr. Peter Juni, the scientific director of the advisory table, believes Ontario could see between 2,500 to 5,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day in a few weeks, if the current trends continue.
Ontario recorded more than 1,500 cases on Wednesday, the highest single-day total since early February, owing in large part to the variants of concern which account for more than half of the new cases.
“What we’re talking about here predominantly is the Golden Horseshoe, the Golden Horseshoe has a major problem, and we need to tackle this,” Juni told CTV News Toronto.
New poll suggests support of monarchy in Canada continues to diminish
The Queen’s likeness is on some Canadian money, she is the country’s head of state and Canada remains a member in good standing of the British Commonwealth, but it does appear fairly safe to say that some of that old Monarchy Magic may be fading–at least in the minds of many Canadians.
Senior female officer quits Canadian Forces, says she’s ‘sickened’ by reports of sexual misconduct
One of the most prominent women in the Canadian military has resigned, saying she is “disgusted” by ongoing reports of sexual misconduct in the Armed Forces and dismayed that it has taken this long for the problem to come to the fore.
Lt.-Col. Eleanor Taylor, the deputy commander of the 36th Brigade Group and a distinguished veteran of combat in Afghanistan, delivered a scathing resignation letter to senior military leaders — a letter that has been circulating around army headquarters in Ottawa.
Ford says new age recommendations for AstraZeneca vaccine ‘messes everything up’
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that while new recommendations saying the AstraZeneca vaccine can be used on people older than 65 is “good news,” it also “messes everything up” logistically.
Regulating online speech isn’t the state’s job
Free expression and healthy discourse will be lost if government advances a proposal to establish a regulator to monitor hate and harassment.
More than the Second World War: Here’s the eyewatering debt Canada is racking up
Remember when, in the 2015 Canadian general election, candidate Justin Trudeau made the controversial pledge to run up a $10 billion deficit? The Conservatives hated it, of course, but even the NDP accused the Liberals of spending on the “shoulders of future generations.”
Fast forward six years, and Canada’s deficit for fiscal year 2021 is projected to top out at an eyewatering $381.6 billion. We’ve all gotten used to massive quantities of borrowed money being thrown around during COVID-19 (particularly when the Americans keep approving trillion-dollar spending bills) but Canada is currently burning through borrowed money at a rate that is unprecedented in our history.
The new normal: Don’t expect a return to pre-pandemic life, experts say
It’s been a year since COVID-19 was labelled a pandemic, lockdown measures became the norm and the terms social-distancing, contact tracing and flattening the curve became part of the global language.
Pandemic fatigue has set in for many, exhausted by stress and anxiety and feeling isolated from friends and family.
And while there have been glimmers of hope that 2021 might bring a relaxation of health regulations and a return to a kind of normalcy for parts of the economy, some believe this pandemic and its legacy will be with us for a very long time.
Just don’t let ISIS Mom back in…
Canadian girl, 4, freed from Syrian detention camp
The Canadian government says it provided consular services to a four-year-old girl recently freed from an Islamic State detention camp in northeastern Syria, but did not organize her exit from the camp.
“This story was one where the family themselves took the initiative to bring the daughter to Canada. The mother remains in Syria. She’s now with, I believe, an aunt or a relative,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a press conference today.
“The federal government facilitated the travel documents but this was something that was done by the family involved.”
Anyone who signed up for ISIS did so knowing they were joining a murder cult. No mercy. As far as I am concerned we are not responsible for their spawn.
Justin hardest hit… Canadians’ view of relations with China hits all time low: poll
A poll by the Angus-Reid Institute of 5,004 Canadians from Feb. 26 to March 3 has found that opinions of China sit at record lows and that there can be no moving forward until two detained Canadians are released from prison.
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were arrested by Chinese authorities on Dec. 10, 2018, shortly after the detention in Canada of Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. extradition warrant. Here are the results from the poll.
Harper says foreign policy experts miscalculated China’s aggressive ambitions
Harper made the comments during a discussion moderated by his former national security adviser Richard Fadden, the National Post reports.
Trudeau offers reassurance on AstraZeneca safety as European countries suspend use
Trudeau said Health Canada regulators are constantly analyzing all the available information about vaccines and have guaranteed those approved in Canada are safe for use.
Newfoundland refuses to release pre-election coronavirus modelling
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has refused to release the coronavirus modelling that was used to justify the date of their provincial election – which has been postponed as a result of an outbreak of the virus.
When Liberal Premier Andrew Furey called the election in January, he said the decision was based on “probabilistic modelling” which suggested holding an election was safe despite a global pandemic and low vaccination rates.
When CBC requested the modelling from the Department of Health and Community Services, they were denied based on cabinet confidentiality.