In the report, titled Flying Blind, the JCCF breaks down deaths from overdoses, suicides, and delayed medical treatment and diagnoses, comparing them against the reported COVID-19 deaths.
Government regulation of every breath
Canada’s top film producers balk at new focus on gender and racial equality to win federal funds
Some of Canada’s biggest film producers are warning against proposed changes to a key federal funding program, saying a new politically correct focus on gender and racial equality could hamper the commercial viability of Canadian cinema.
The stringency of COVID-19 measures varies wildly across the country. But is that a compelling reason to centralize the pandemic response?
Despite having markedly lower COVID-19 death rates than most G7 nations, Canada is on track to record 20,000 COVID-19 cases a day across all age groups by the end of December. A growing chorus of pundits are calling for the federal government to compel the provinces to adopt a more stringent pandemic response. The idea is that invoking greater federal control – particularly as we enter the winter months – could help stem the rising second wave.
The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Five: The Narrow Exclusion of User Generated Content Services
The Broadcasting Act Blunder series has focused for the past two days on inaccurate claims from Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault that the bill contains significant economic thresholds as a guardrail against over-regulation and excludes news from its ambit. As I noted, the bill does no such thing, though the CRTC will be able to establish regulatory exemptions once it conducts extensive hearings on implementing the legislation should it pass.
Police say it would be ‘unsafe’ to shut down Adamson BBQ due to large crowds
Toronto police say they don’t have the manpower to shut down a busy Etobicoke BBQ joint that defied provincial COVID-19 lockdown orders on Tuesday by opening for indoor dining.
Police and city bylaw officers arrived at Adamson Barbecue on Tuesday morning after it announced earlier on social media that it would defy the province’s orders forbidding indoor restaurant service.
Etobicoke BBQ restaurant forced to shut after defying lockdown order to open for dine-in service
CityNews reported that Adamson Barbecue had first taken to social media on Monday to proclaim that it wouldn’t be obeying the latest lockdown order. The Ontario government had announced in recent days that indoor dining, and various other activities, would be curbed from this week on, to stop the spread of the virus.
Alberta’ premier signals more restrictions coming amid soaring COVID-19 case numbers
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, set to meet Monday with his COVID-19 steering committee amid an alarming rise in cases, has suggested more restrictions are coming but a “holistic” approach to the pandemic will continue.
Walmart Thanks Government For Completely Obliterating Their Small Business Competition
In an open letter addressed to state officials, Walmart leadership expressed gratefulness to the government for inflating their sales and stock prices while completely pulverizing their small business competition.
“Yeah, we know 2020 has been tough for the little people,” said one board member while shoveling piles of cash into his vault. “But it’s been super great for us! No longer do we have to worry about the baker down the street or the family-owned hardware store next door taking away some of our business. The government just blew them up! We didn’t even ask them to! Can you believe it? What luck!”