Hosts of private at home parties in York Region will have to keep a list of guest contact info

TORONTO — Hosts of private social gatherings in York Region will now need to keep a list of their guests for contact tracing as part of two new public health measures put in place ahead of the long weekend.

In a news release issued Friday afternoon, officials said the region’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Karim Kurji made two changes to COVID-19 measures to help curb the spread of COVID-19 amid a fourth wave of the pandemic.

The most notable is the addition of a new measure requiring anyone hosting a social gathering in a private residence or a commercial facility to keep a list of names and contact information for all attendees. The hosts must also be able to provide the list to public health officials within 24 hours of a request.

I’m sure it’s only a temporary measure like income tax.

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Is the U.S. Intelligence Community Putting the World at Risk?

The recent release of an unclassified summary by the Intelligence Community (IC) of its investigation into China’s role in the COVID pandemic leaves one feeling that there is nothing there. Like Sergeant Schultz in the old TV series “Hogan’s Heroes,” the IC seems to be protesting “I know nothing! Nothing!” The report provided no real substantive insights into the origins of the pandemic. Yet the Intelligence Community’s COVID Summary is dangerous; infinitely more dangerous than it appears. Without saying so directly, it encourages us to discount China’s significant culpability in this disaster, downplaying its responsibility for the pandemic unleashed on its territory and its role in the deadly spread of COVID around the world.

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Howard Levitt: Why vaccination discrimination is perfectly legal and not a human rights violation

Should you trust the legal advice you hear, see or read from legal media pundits?

As the most prolific one myself, with two weekly columns in this paper, two weekly employment law radio talk shows, and a weekly raft of other media appearances, why would I ever raise such a question?

It came to mind while recently watching television news and seeing an ’employment lawyer,’ who I had never even heard of, pontificating in my field. He was asked whether employers could mandate vaccinations and terminate employees for their refusal to comply. His response was that it could not as it would violate human rights, privacy rights and the bodily integrity of the individual in question.

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Vaccine Passport Protests Increasing Across Canada

Canadians are taking to the streets and participating in rallies and marches across the country to protest against mandatory vaccination directives and other COVID-19 restrictions, including recent requirements for vaccine “passports” by provincial governments.

British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba have already introduced a vaccine certification system to fight the pandemic, and protests against the measure have been launched in cities in these provinces.

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Ontario reports 944 new Covid cases … and basically you gotta damn near die to get a vaccine exemption

Ontario reports 944 new Covid cases … and basically you gotta damn near die to get a vaccine exemption

Ontario reports highest COVID-19 case count since May 30; 9 additional deaths

Ontario reported 944 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths on Saturday, the province’s highest daily case count in more than three months, and the highest count of new cases in unvaccinated people since the province began keeping track.

Ontario last saw case numbers this high on May 30, when 1,033 cases were reported.


Ontario confirms there are only two valid medical exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines

TORONTO — When Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine passport rolls out on Sept. 22, individuals with medical exceptions must show proof confirming why they can’t get the shot.

Ontario’s Ministry of Health told CTV News Toronto last week that there are only two valid medical exemptions from COVID-19 vaccinations.

The first would be an allergic reaction to a component of the vaccine within an individual, which must be confirmed by an allergist or immunologist.

The second would be if an individual suffered myocarditis or pericarditis after the first dose of a vaccine.

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Canada on course for worst wave of COVID-19 yet, new modelling data shows

Reported daily COVID-19 caseloads in Canada could reach unprecedented highs later this month if current levels of virus transmission are not reduced, new federal modelling data shows.

On the eve of the Labour Day weekend, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam took aim at young adults, describing an “urgent need” for more people between the ages of 18 and 39 to get vaccinated in order to prevent a rapid worsening of Canada’s COVID-19 situation.

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Alberta hospital threatens to deny woman lung transplant unless she gets COVID vaccine

Leaked audio recorded by an Alberta patient awaiting a lung transplant shows a healthcare worker telling her she will be dropped from the transplant list if she doesn’t agree to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), which is representing patient Annette Lewis, released the audio, in which an unnamed member of the transplant team at the University of Alberta Hospital, gives Lewis the ultimatum.

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The media is failing Canadians when it comes to COVID-19

When it comes to coverage of COVID-19, the legacy media is failing to inform Canadians on integral information that would help the public understand the virus better.

As a result, many Canadians are unwilling to learn to live COVID-19 and obsessed with case numbers and strict public health measures, such as vaccine passports.

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Healthcare workers protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and “medical tyranny”

Thousands of Canadian nurses and healthcare workers took to the streets Wednesday to protest against vaccine mandates and take a stand against “medical tyranny.” The protests, organized by Canadian Frontline Nurses (CFN), were held in 18 cities across Canada on the same day the Ontario government announced its plans to impose a vaccine passport in the coming weeks.

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Vaccine Hunters is winding down. But they’ll be back if you need them, says founder

Vaccine Hunters is winding down its social media drive to get people vaccinated, but the group’s founder says they’re ready to jump back into action if Canadians need help finding booster shots, or if younger people become eligible for the vaccines.

“We are monitoring the news and developments very closely and will become active if needed,” said Andrew Young, founder and director of Vaccine Hunters.

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Australia Traded Away Too Much Liberty

In a bid to keep the coronavirus out of the country, Australia’s federal and state governments imposed draconian restrictions on its citizens. Prime Minister Scott Morrison knows that the burden is too heavy. “This is not a sustainable way to live in this country,” he recently declared. One prominent civil libertarian summed up the rules by lamenting, “We’ve never seen anything like this in our lifetimes.”

Up to now one of Earth’s freest societies, Australia has become a hermit continent. How long can a country maintain emergency restrictions on its citizens’ lives while still calling itself a liberal democracy?

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