jayme2016
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A French Catholic elementary school in Ottawa has closed this is the 5th school in Ottawa alone to close but hey according to our fearless leader the system is working fine.
Then the PM needs to bring in the war measures act.
I took a gander at Peel's data. Most cases there are attributed to 'close contacts' or to 'community'. Quite few were workplace outbreaks. Brampton is really running away with case intensity, though. Mississauga isn't so bad.I couldn't say.
We know what the contributing factors are:
Where you work (seems that factories/crowded work places, and restaurants are among the highest risk.)
How many you live with (more people in small place, greater risk.
Whether you 'party' much or otherwise socialize, especially without masks.
Use of crowded public transit.
To what extent these apply more/less in Little Portugal I'm not sure.
Wonder if it's related to this - https://www.cp24.com/news/nearly-on...ve-now-tested-positive-for-covid-19-1.5126568Why is Little Portugal so high?
Wonder if it's related to this - https://www.cp24.com/news/nearly-on...ve-now-tested-positive-for-covid-19-1.5126568
There are some determinations for the federal government to make before invoking the powers of the Emergencies Act:
- the Public Welfare Emergency has to "exceed the capacity or authority of a province to deal with it" . . . and cannot be effectively dealt with under any other law of Canada" [Sec 3]In this regard, is the current response beyond Ontario's authority or capacity or beyond its willingness?
- The affected provinces must be consulted [Sec 14(1)].It is my understanding the provinces have been polled in the past and felt imposing the Act was not warranted.
Also, I can see no authority in the Act for the federal government to restrict or regulate particular sectors of the economy or the assembly of people [Sec. 8]. That authority may exist elsewhere, such as the federal Quarantine Act - I didn't check.
With the majority of the public health reporting, expertise and staffing being at the provincial level, I can't think of a less nimble way to deal with this, which is impacting different areas in different ways, than at the federal level.
Quebec is in worse shape than us. They have been the whole time, for whatever reason.
I just bought 6 containers of 80 Lysol Wipes ..
On a more irrelevant side:
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First Person | Hot pot is the pandemic food we all need in the second wave. My guide to mastering the Chinese classic
“We definitely expect hot pot to be something people will be enjoying a lot,” said Tina Lee, CEO of T&T Supermarkets. “It’s going to be a long winter ...www.thestar.com
Hot pot is the pandemic food?
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Nine in family confirmed with coronavirus after Hong Kong hotpot dinner
Health authorities in Hong Kong warn of ‘major difficulties’ in tracing possible coronavirus carriers because some might only show mild flu-like symptoms at an early stage.www.scmp.com
Seriously, people sitting in close proximity to one another dipping their utensils in a communal pot is dicey during the best of times.
AoD
They were hit harder (due to their spring break being a week early) initially, and never got it fully under control (much like us).Quebec is in worse shape than us. They have been the whole time, for whatever reason.
Nothing indicates the Federal Govt wants to go into lockdown. They ending Cerb clearly shows they want to go back to some normalcy.
I think you guys underestimate how much of the public dont want to go into lockdown. Just because you guys want it does not many everyone wants.
Public Attitudes since March are drastically different. People do not fear the virus and feel they have done enough after many months.
You guys need to understand, the 2nd lockdown goes with no real end date and into winter. Rather then lockdown 1 went into a summer.
Nothing indicates the Federal Govt wants to go into lockdown. They ending Cerb clearly shows they want to go back to some normalcy.
I think you guys underestimate how much of the public dont want to go into lockdown. Just because you guys want it does not many everyone wants.
Public Attitudes since March are drastically different. People do not fear the virus and feel they have done enough after many months.
You guys need to understand, the 2nd lockdown goes with no real end date and into winter. Rather then lockdown 1 went into a summer.