#What Jason Kenney’s ‘mission accomplished’ moment has reaped for Alberta

#What Jason Kenney’s ‘mission accomplished’ moment has reaped for Alberta

“#What Jason Kenney’s ‘mission accomplished’ moment has reaped for Alberta” It’s not only the near-total abandonment of public health precautions that has embittered much of Alberta toward its premier, though the outcome of Jason Kenney’s decision led to an unfettered fourth wave, and unleashed the Delta variant with the effect of record-busting pressure on ICUs and…

Read More
#Vaccinations: No more carrot—bring out the stick

#Vaccinations: No more carrot—bring out the stick

“#Vaccinations: No more carrot—bring out the stick” Scott Gilmore: Rewards and bribes aren’t working. It’s increasingly clear there’s only one way out of this pandemic and the approaching fourth wave.  There is an inevitable moment, familiar to all parents and babysitters, when you realize that reasoning with a toddler will only get you so far….

Read More
#The extraordinarily slow plan to reopen the border

#The extraordinarily slow plan to reopen the border

“#The extraordinarily slow plan to reopen the border” The Trudeau government is keeping shut the U.S-Canada border for the foreseeable future, with no clear end date in place nor with any metrics on when, and how, the border will reopen. Nothing will change about the border measures at all until July 5, when fully-vaccinated travellers…

Read More
#Vaccine passports could facilitate a return to normal, says new report

#Vaccine passports could facilitate a return to normal, says new report

“#Vaccine passports could facilitate a return to normal, says new report” Canada’s chief science advisor doesn’t recommend a specific approach, but warns that if governments don’t act soon the private sector may steam ahead As other countries test out digital vaccination certificates and the international community scrambles to figure out post-pandemic travel, Canada’s chief science…

Read More
#Vaccine passports are inevitable and Canada should prepare

#Vaccine passports are inevitable and Canada should prepare

“#Vaccine passports are inevitable and Canada should prepare” Marcus Kolga: A pilot project led by Estonia uses technology that would protect privacy while accelerating our return to normal life Marcus Kolga is a Canadian-Estonian human rights activist and an expert on foreign disinformation and influence operations. He is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute….

Read More