So ignoring the leftist sources for now and assuming they are being honest...
A reasonable argument would be that BIPOC in the Hamilton area are more likely to work jobs which force them to be exposed to sources of COVID. More likely to work in the service sector and more likely to work in informal work categories with limited choice. They would through this argument be less likely to self isolate and less likely to have a job that lets them work from home.
So assuming again that the above is true and that COVID is 1/4 as infectious and dangerous as they suggest it is this would suggest that BIPOC face more risk while also providing a greater risk of transfer. I would also suggest that likely there is a difference in living accommodations with whites living in less dense homes with more space and again reduced chance for COVID transfer.
Again making the assumption that this is not for the express purpose of moronic racism a solid argument could be made that there would be a disproportionate rate of infection and thus targeted deployment would make sense.
I live in one of these! (no joke I live in a third world factory country). Our numbers are lower.
median age where I am 24 years male: 23 years female
median age in Canada women 39.6 years male: 41.4 years female
so my expectation based purely on age distribution of deaths would be Canada is fucked. I'd go a step further and say due to the fact that old people live back in the province while the kids works in the city and send money home old people who are at the most risk are safer here. There isn't critical mass and there isn't a high chance of spread once a case occurs due to the distributed nature.
I'd argue its demographics and that Hamilton is a poor comparison to global stats.
https://ocasi.org/new-fact-sheets-show-growing-racial-disparities-canada
https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/black_food_insecurity_in_canada
So ignoring the leftist sources for now and assuming they are being honest...
A reasonable argument would be that BIPOC in the Hamilton area are more likely to work jobs which force them to be exposed to sources of COVID. More likely to work in the service sector and more likely to work in informal work categories with limited choice. They would through this argument be less likely to self isolate and less likely to have a job that lets them work from home.
So assuming again that the above is true and that COVID is 1/4 as infectious and dangerous as they suggest it is this would suggest that BIPOC face more risk while also providing a greater risk of transfer. I would also suggest that likely there is a difference in living accommodations with whites living in less dense homes with more space and again reduced chance for COVID transfer.
Again making the assumption that this is not for the express purpose of moronic racism a solid argument could be made that there would be a disproportionate rate of infection and thus targeted deployment would make sense.
I live in one of these! (no joke I live in a third world factory country). Our numbers are lower.
median age where I am 24 years male: 23 years female
median age in Canada women 39.6 years male: 41.4 years female
so my expectation based purely on age distribution of deaths would be Canada is fucked. I'd go a step further and say due to the fact that old people live back in the province while the kids works in the city and send money home old people who are at the most risk are safer here. There isn't critical mass and there isn't a high chance of spread once a case occurs due to the distributed nature.
I'd argue its demographics and that Hamilton is a poor comparison to global stats.