For almost three months Canadians had quarantined their humanity out of fear of the novel coronavirus. When funerals were cancelled hardly a peep was heard, little concern expressed for those…
Canada’s response to the novel coronavirus, like much of the world, was based not so much on science as on computer generated model predictions. Predictions of 200,000 people dying with…
I’m not in favour of forced lockdown measures, anyone who has been following this blog for any length of time knows that. I just read an incredible Guardian article that…
Worried about meeting up with your brother and sister for a backyard BBQ? Afraid of getting a ticket for joining up with friends at a park and not staying two…
How many times have you seen posts on social media talking about “Covidiots” and saying things like: “Get ready for the second wave“!!! I know I’ve seen lots. Every time…
“Because you’re out, we’re staying in” That’s a sign in some windows, supporting front line health care workers by doing what medical experts have be advocating, social distancing to prevent…
Ontario’s population is approximately 14.5 million, and there are about 500 hospitals scattered across the province. When lockdown and social distancing measures were introduced back in mid March of this…
Let’s travel back in time, not far, just to early March 2020. It probably seems a lifetime ago however given all that’s happened in the interceding 3+ months. As information…
Another credible source telling the world that the “deadly” coronavirus is nowhere near as deadly as first thought when a 5% figure was used as justification for locking down large…
It’s often said that things happen in threes, I’m afraid to even ponder what the next one might be. Those who devle into dystopian conspiracy theories of an invisble hand…
In 1968 my family lived in New York City, Staten Island to be precise. I don’t remember it, I was in diapers back then. But my late, great amazing Mother…
It keeps happening, over and over and over again. Rodney King, Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, with plenty before, in between, and sadly I fear, more to come. Why? I think…
Before I share my thoughts here is the link to the news story dated May 26th and updated May 28th: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/data-cdc-estimates-covid-19-mortality-rate/275-fc43f37f-6764-45e3-b615-123459f0082b?fbclid=IwAR1ymyj3B9PcW4YrdfmBsye3BV3ousaNrjh5WFNr1Wjkk63r7F3xH0znKic Everyone is a conspiracy buff these days. Right from…
The subject line is a quote of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney taken from an article in the Calgary Herald, the full story is available here: https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/braid-kenney-begins-to-normalize-covid-19-as-a-risk-mainly-to-the-elderly-almost-zero-danger-to-the-young/wcm/264d4e97-bd0e-42c8-8566-be9fcf69f8e7/?fbclid=IwAR2GtoYJwiE7FcgPFhDJe5x8wgKj3XDcaTO_t5X0_7f67Fbud0edr96ENi4
The rationale behind so called “lock down” measures was that our beleaguered health care system would not be able to handle the strain of Covid-19 cases, There was, (and still…
We were all on the same boat unitl the coronavirus iceberg hit. The boat being the world we knew before, a ship that has now sunk. We’re all in the…
I don’t write about my faith often, I try to balance never denying it with not beating people over the head with it. At times I’m a pretty lousy Christian,…
Lots of people are expressing anger, frustration and disbelief about reports of thousands of people gathering in Toronto’s Trinity Bellwood park recently. Part of this anger is based on the…
My anti lockdown opinions notwithstanding, this is not the kind of activity I would take part in or even advocate. Lest anyone think otherwise, I do not buy into any…
Not everyone is living in fear about catching the novel and mostly benign coronavirus. Given a choice I suspect that most would just as soon not get it, but there…
