“China eats weird animals disease”

The article “Origin of COVID – Following the Clues” by Nicholas Wade is a comprehensive investigation into the COVID19 pandemic.  Wade is a science journalist who has written articles for the big publishers.  His Origin of COVID article is a clear-eyed analysis of what we do and don’t know.  He tells us the details that lead a reasonable reader to conclude that the Wuhan Virology Institute created the COVID19 virus and through sloppy techniques released the virus.  The disease spread rapidly, killing millions and attacking elderly populations in particular.

OTTAWA — Some of the lines destined for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s speeches can take several days, and dozens of people, to put together.

Then there is a “one-dose summer, two-dose fall.”

How Liberals got to a line that launched a thousand mocking memes this week stems from an element of COVID-19 vaccine rollout spooking public health officials: what if not enough Canadians will take the shot?

And the line, it turns out, was conjured up by Trudeau himself.

Ontario reports 2,199 new COVID-19 cases; 30 more deaths

Ontario reported 2,199 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with 30 more deaths as the number of active cases continues to fall by hundreds each day.

Ontario reported 2,584 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and 2,362 cases on Friday.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases now stands at 2,430, down from 2,576 yesterday.

Justin Trudeau won’t commit, but a top health adviser says Canada will need an inquiry into its pandemic response

OTTAWA—A post-pandemic review of how Canada handled the health disaster should be led by international experts and should look at both federal and provincial gaps, says a leading doctor who is working closely with the federal government on its COVID-19 response.

Dr. David Naylor, a behind-the-scenes adviser to the federal Liberal government as co-chair of the national COVID-19 Immunity Task Force, said in an interview with the Star a rigorous, independent examination of how the pandemic unfolded in Canada is necessary and should be “led by international experts so that we actually get a dispassionate review.”

And Ontario is not screening for the India Variant

Ontario not building mass screening tool to detect B.1.617 COVID-19 variant; 45 cases now confirmed

Hmmmm… UK Health Secretary says Indian variant of Covid-19 could ‘spread like wildfire among the unvaccinated’

Ontario reports 2,584 new COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths; ICU occupancy remains elevated

Ontario reported more than 2,500 new COVID-19 cases and 24 additional deaths on Saturday, as intensive care capacity continues to remain elevated.

Provincial health officials logged 2,584 new coronavirus infections today, marking the sixth straight day where cases are below 3,000.

Most Canadians say they are unlikely to travel outside of their community this summer: Nanos survey

OTTAWA — New polling by Nanos Research has found that a strong majority of Canadians won’t be travelling outside of their communities this summer, despite the expected easing of public health restrictions and the acceleration of vaccinations.

According to the survey, commissioned by CTV News, nearly 70 per cent of respondents said they were either “unlikely” or “somewhat unlikely” to travel, while 28 per cent said they were “likely” or “somewhat likely.” Three per cent were “unsure,” even if their community is under a stay-at-home order.

U.K. officials race to test, vaccinate as COVID-19 variant threatens reopening plans

Britain deployed public health officials, supported by the army, to distribute COVID-19 tests door-to-door in two northern England towns on Saturday in an effort to contain a fast-spreading variant that threatens plans to lift all lockdown restrictions next month.

Cases of a strain first identified in India have more than doubled in a week, defying a sharp nationwide downward trend in infections won by months of restrictions and a rapid vaccination campaign. Government scientific advisers say the variant is likely more transmissible than the U.K.’s dominant strain, though it’s unclear by how much.

We know the Indian variant has been found in Ontario but so far there is no data on what if any impact it may be having.

Larry Caulfield loved Premier Doug Ford.

He loved Ontario, Canada, his three kids and six grandkids — all of whom urged him to get the coronavirus vaccine.