Michael Jackson’s 2009 death now listed as due to Covid-19
The U.S. Corporation for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a new directive that all celebrity deaths of the past ten years will be declared due to Covid-19, the condition that…
Gordie Canuk
Long term sustainable pandemic measures need to be decided upon now….
What a mess. Like many I’m overdosing on all things Covid. Given that I’m in Ontario Canada I’m going to focus my remarks on the situation to my home country…
To mask or not to mask, that is the question….
Messaging from government and health officials during this pandemic has been absolutely horrible, of that there can be little doubt. Right from the start we had Canada’s chief medical officer…
What is an acceptable level of death?
I think its finally time for us to move beyond panic and fear, and to come to terms with the fact that government can’t protect us from death. People die…
Now is the perfect time for Canadian governments to ban smoking….
Canada’s response to the current pandemic has shown what can be accomplished when governments are motivated. Previously we’ve only seen this during times of war I would argue, when money…
Time to stop ridiculous comparisons between Covid-19 and the Spanish flu
Panic porn. I wish I could take credit for that characterization of the media coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, but I can’t, I got it from Bill Mahar. But I…
Shuttering schools is not how you keep children safe….
Its hard to think straight when you’re scared, and many Canadians are terrified of the novel and mostly benign coronavirus. Its said that a drowning man will grab at an…
Are U.S. hospitals boosting Covid numbers? It is possible
Like many people I’ve heard stories that U.S. hospitals get extra funding for treating Covid-19 patients, but I didn’t know whether or not that was true. According to a report…
The Politics of a Pandemic – Everyone is doing the right things…..
Canadians, no matter where they live, can be assured on one thing in our fight against the novel coronavirus. Whatever goverment is in place they are following the best advice…
Are we ready to be locked down for another 12+ months?
There’s a lot of fear and anxiety out there as provinces begin to lift the isolation measures put in place to slow the spread of the novel and mostly benign…
Are we ready to move past panic mode now?
Liberal progressive consumers of news have long known that it pays to be skeptial of over the top reporting. Whether it was the Gulf of Tonkin incident in Viet Nam…
Those opposed to opening the economy need to up their game….
This pandemic is no fun for anybody, but let’s not kid ourselves, for some its not that bad. On the financial side of the equation things are actually pretty good…
Lockdown measures are like having a “no peeing” section in a swimming pool.
I have a lot of empathy for those who are upset with current lockdown measures, there is a lot of damage being done. And I’m not just talking small scale…
A Not So Modest Proposal – An excercise in creative writing…
Balphus was pleased, things were going well. No operation ever goes off without a hitch, there are almost always surprises that weren’t anticipated, but so far there hadn’t been any…
Accepting lockdown measures is like First Nations accepting blankets…
If you don’t understand the reference, after destroying First Nation People’s property, homes and very lives governments gave them blankets to help them through the winter, the blankets were infested…
Overcomer – Better than ‘The Blind Side’
I don’t write much here anymore, this is my first posting in over a year. But every once in a rare while I feel compelled to share my thoughts on…