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Ontarian 5 points ago +5 / -0

This is from August 2020:

"Norway acted quickly to stem the spread of the virus domestically, and limit infection from abroad while increasing health service capacity. The policy emphasis quickly shifted to concerns about economic impacts, the need to buttress both employers and employees and support specific industries such as domestic air travel. Most recently, concerns about the social cost of the implementation of the lock down procedures and the need to mitigate the consequences has shaped policies relating to the easing of lock down procedures. This attention to the social aspects, and the ability to fund these, we believe, is a key differentiator of the Nor- wegian response. As the Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, reflected, “The government has chosen to prioritise children, then working life, and finally other activities.” https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S2211883720300769?token=22B6DBF18AA097FE959F670D264736084FCFF88E42C003947116AFD045D851343CC055EDCF538D2582E2ABC326020053&originRegion=us-east-1&originCreation=20211008141957

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Ontarian 9 points ago +9 / -0

There's something not right about the number of "deaths". Alberta has a similar population to Norway, similar case counts, and similar vaccination rate. Norway is opening up and has almost no deaths, Alberta has 20+ deaths per day and supposedly is in crisis. The only difference I can think of is big city demographics in Alberta and hospital unions/workers being anti-conservative, the extent that they're willing to go on strike during a pandemic. https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/strike-inevitable-for-alberta-nurses-likely-two-months-away-1.5565332

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Ontarian 38 points ago +38 / -0

I blame the people who after years of scandal, corruption, and tyranny would still vote Liberal.

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Ontarian 1 point ago +1 / -0

the miniseries Amerika is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU49MR19CcA

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Ontarian 7 points ago +7 / -0

Canada has had a treatment for covid available since early in the year, maybe they shoulda tried using that to save his life, eh?

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Ontarian 4 points ago +4 / -0

read this part carefully: "Among patients taking molnupiravir, 7.3 per cent were either hospitalized or died at the end of 30 days, compared with 14.1 per cent of those getting the dummy pill. There were no deaths in the drug group after that time period compared with eight deaths in the placebo group, according to Merck."

If the drug is effective based on this trial and has no significant side-effects then further trials where some people will receive "dummy pills" and end up dying when they're less likely to have had they received the molnupiravir. The difference with ivermectin is that it's known to have minor side-effects and while limited to a few trials in the west, was used in places like India on a wide scale and there was a concurrent sudden decline in cases and deaths. Of course limited trials are going to be inconclusive because it needs to be used population wise to show how beneficial it is. These trials literally cost peoples' lives.

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Ontarian 4 points ago +4 / -0

Also Bradly Hakker:

"I work part time in a grocery store for almost minimum wage in Ontario, and have done so for almost four years now. I’m a university grad with two degrees (History and English Literature) and have been working to go back to school for the last two years. As such, I’ve been working since this whole pandemic thing started." https://edthesock.com/i-cant-mask-my-anger/

and

"The Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent Golden K presented Kiwanis Foundation of Canada Matching Scholarships to Brady Hakker... Kiwanian Dennis Myers (left) made the presentations with assistance from club President Elect Eileen Richards (right). Brady, the grandson of club member Joy Moynahan, has completed his first year at the University of Windsor where he hopes to be accepted into law school to become a barrister at law." http://div3lg.blogspot.com/2013/07/

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So this guy gets two humanities degrees, ends up working part time stocking shelves for "almost" minimum wage so he can study to become a paralegal at a community college instead of a lawyer at a university.

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Ontarian 5 points ago +5 / -0

Just goes to show how dumb our media is. Still pushing the 215 myth. It's c. 200 "targets of interest".

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Ontarian 2 points ago +2 / -0

Is the below not a "personal preference"?

"a non‐binary, gender fluid, transgender person who uses they/them pronouns"

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Ontarian 9 points ago +9 / -0

Let's sticky this topic then delete all of the posts. That makes sense.

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Ontarian 14 points ago +14 / -0

A lot of money to pay off people who were allegedly genocided.

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Ontarian 1 point ago +1 / -0

It's a day that could equally be used to engage in positive, peaceful patriotic activities, as well.

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Ontarian 2 points ago +2 / -0

The Pfizer version for age 5 to 11 I believe is apparently a special "pediatric version". Makes you wonder what they expect to happen if they gave the standard dose.

Regardless of the type of vaccine you can develop serious health issues if they hit a vein and inject the dose directly into your system.

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Ontarian 1 point ago +1 / -0

It would help if they would win more seats in the Maritimes. It doesn't help the party when Westerners keep referring to Maritimers as lazy welfare bumbs.

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Ontarian 5 points ago +5 / -0

Yeah, get your ineffective flu shot, too. And don't be surprised if you get your "worst cold ever" this winter: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/24/return-of-the-common-cold-infections-surge-in-uk-as-autumn-arrives

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