Will mandatory masking rules cause outbreaks? We shall see….
A tool is only as good as the person using it, use a tool improperly and you can often make things worse. I’m lucky to live in Northumberland County Ontario,…
Gordie Canuk
Will masking be mandatory whenever stepping outside soon?
It happened, my little corner of Ontario has brought in mandatory masking rules for indoor public spaces, much to the delight of a small but vocal minority. Based on my…
Wearing a cloth mask? Don’t be a Covidiot, do it right – Most do it wrong
I am seeing a lot of bad advice being given out by Covidiots of late, suggesting that all people need to do is simply put on a mask when entering…
Mandatory masking, this is going to be a mess…..
My own views on the utility of cloth masks in the Covid era notwithstanding, it looks like they’re going to be required in many if not all indoor public places…
McMaster study on masks talks of possible benefits and possible harm…
I recently engaged in a discussion with the author of another blog, Cathie from Canada. There was a a piece expressing the opinion that had the wearing of cloth masks…
Despite the best efforts of authorities, many still not afraid of the novel coronavirus….
We’re over three months into the global pandemic with a constant stream of death and disease filling the public airwarves and digital news outlets. Our world has been tossed upside…
Florida and Ontario – Why the divergence in Covid results?
Simple people like simple solutions. We’ve had it drilled into our collective little brains that the only measure to fight the novel and mostly benign coronavirus is with social distancing…
Japan, Taiwan and South Korea – Is reduced testing really the answer?
Many are lauding the success that countries like Japan, Taiwan and South Korea have had in controlling the novel coronavirus. Policies like contact tracing and widespread use of masks are…
Sacrificing children because of Covid fear….
Young children are often the most vulnerable members of our society, they can’t advocate for themselves and rely on community support networks to protect them. Places like school, church, sports…
NYC nurse shares shocking hospital video of covid patient treatment….
This is so horrifying that I pray it isn’t true. But I have trouble believing this nurse would go on record if it weren’t. She is alleging that people not…
Support for emergency measures shows how selfish some Canadians can be.
“We’re all in the same boat“. How many times have you heard this thoughtless platitude? I’ve heard it many times, and without exception it has come from someone for whom…
Zero evidence for extending Ontario’s state of emergency
Ontario’s provincial legislature is set to debate continuing Ontario’s state of emergency once again this coming week. The state of emergency, which has already been extended several times, is set…
How does obesity factor into the severity of Covid-19?
From the very start I’ve viewed social distancing and so called lockdown measures as being almost entirely useless. Empahisis on the word almost because I do think there is some…
Are people losing faith in science due to Covid?
I’m noticing a worrying trend among people I talk to and interact with on social media. Because of all the bad direction given from scientests in the medical field some…
Are blacks more prone to criminal behaviour?
Before anything I want to answer the question in the subject line of this blog post. And the answer is NO!!! Skin pigmetation has no role in determining behaviour, be…
Only 383 Covid patients in all of Ontario, yet the state of emergency drags on
Ontario is a province of more than 14 million people, about 6 million of whom live in the Greater Toronto Area, or GTA for short. Out of this entire population…
What does it mean to be progressive now?
I’m old, my twenty year old thinks I fart dust. I used to view myself as a progressive, I still do but I don’t know whether my views match up…
As the clamps come off cases will likely rise….
Lockdown restrictions are easing, in my part of Ontario you can now dine at a restaraunt provided there’s a patio. I’ve been out on the tennis court several times and…
With Ontario now talking about 10 person “bubbles” its basically crisis over…
We must remember that so called lockdown measures were never put in place to save lives or to stop people from contracting the novel coronavirus. The rationale from the start…
Ontario’s case mortality rates by age….
Determining a broad based mortality rate for Covid-19 has always seemed a pretty pointless exercise to me, given that this disease is exponentially more serious for those who are older.…