Rex Murphy preaching to the choir
(nationalpost.com)
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This statement, and sentiments like it, make allowances for the governments contradictory, inexplicable, gaslighting behavior.
Battered wife syndrome.
I guess he is not ready to make a true stand yet. I guess no one is. At least not enough of us to be able to make a difference.
If you weren't taxed as much, you could keep more of your earned money, and maybe save up to have some capital.
Also, although rent is not taxed, land is taxed. So the landlord is probably charging renters for the tax he or she has to pay later.
How can anyone judge the reasonableness of public policy if the data behind that policy is top secret? For example, it is reasonable to restrict bars and restaurants if bars and restaurants are major sites of infection. Thing is, we don't get to see that data. Here in BC every city and municipality has its own little emergency team making rules as they see fit over the few things they actually control. In one city no spectators (parents) are allowed anywhere near the field, in another one parent per player, in another they just ask you to distance. Why is each place different and on what data is each city basing its response? Is there a lot of infection coming from parents on sidelines?
We know anecdotally that this major spike is mostly among young people. Is it school based transmission? Is it caused by unsafe social gatherings in homes? If so, why are restaurants and kids sports getting crapped on? Me, I think it's like gun control. The authorities can't stop teens and 20-somethings from partying or dating, so they need to be seen doing something, anything, just for the optics. They can only punish those they have control over.
Back in June/July OCLA requested info from various municipalities such as published research to support their masking mandates. They couldn't or didn't provide any.