Canada’s vaccine-procurement efforts have been shrouded in unjustified secrecy

Canada’s vaccine-procurement efforts have been shrouded in unjustified secrecy

Despite the enthusiasm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to bring to his announcement Tuesday, when he said that Canada had struck a deal to manufacture millions of COVID-19 vaccines at home, the agreement won’t do much to get us out of the acute phase of this pandemic.

That’s because the deal with Novavax to churn out its vaccine at Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) in Montreal is contingent on the completion of a new production centre, which won’t be finished until summer or early fall.

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Ontario reports new 1,172 China Virus Cases … conducts crackdown on dissenting elderly

Ontario reports new 1,172 China Virus Cases … conducts crackdown on dissenting elderly


WARMINGTON: Octogenarian church-goer hit with lockdown ticket

AYLMER — Martha Oppel survived Hitler’s Nazis and Stalin’s communists without a police officer knocking on her door.

Then along came the COVID-19 pandemic 75 years later. At 85, Oppel is in trouble with the law for attending church.

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‘Worrying’ new mutation detected in UK COVID-19 variant

‘Worrying’ new mutation detected in UK COVID-19 variant

The highly-contagious COVID-19 variant that first emerged in the United Kingdom appears to have evolved again to include a “worrying” new mutation, researchers said.

…Experts now fear that E484K has allowed the South Africa and Brazil strains to get past the natural antibodies of those who have already recovered from becoming infected in the first wave.

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Weapons of Mask Distraction – If you don’t wear three masks, you’re killing people.

Weapons of Mask Distraction – If you don’t wear three masks, you’re killing people.

After running on a promise to fix the pandemic, Biden admitted, “there’s nothing we can do to change the trajectory of the pandemic in the next several months.”

Except wear two masks.

“To Prevent COVID, wear 2 masks,” The Los Angeles Times declares. “Time to double,” The Washington Post urges. “Health authority recommends Laredoans limit leaving their homes, or wear two masks if they must,” The Laredo Morning Times warns.

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GUNTER: Vaccine failure is Trudeau’s greatest scandal

Last week I wrote that Canada was No. 18 in vaccinating its population. As of Monday, according to Oxford University’s vaccine tracker, Canada had dropped to No. 28.

On Sunday, the U.S. inoculated 1.5 million people. On a per capita basis, the Brits did even better; they got 600,000 vaccinated.

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GOLDSTEIN: Pandemic spending doubles government debt to $2 trillion, says report

GOLDSTEIN: Pandemic spending doubles government debt to $2 trillion, says report

Pandemic spending this year is expected to hike Canada’s combined federal and provincial debt to $2 trillion, double the $1 trillion debt in 2007-08, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.

The figures, adjusted for inflation, mean that in the current fiscal year, Canada’ combined debt will equal 91.6% of the annual output of the Canadian economy, up from 65.2% last year.

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Trudeau Liberals readying “Hail Mary” deal to produce coronavirus vaccines… in Quebec

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today is expected to announce the makings of an agreement to produce COVID-19 vaccines within Canada.

Industry Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne tells The Canadian Press the government is moving quickly to start making COVID-19 vaccines itself, instead of being entirely reliant on foreign production for the most sought-after product in the world.

A bold strategy, lets see if it pays off. The ROC will just love that Quebec benefits.

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Europol warns fake negative Covid certificates being sold across Europe

Europol warns fake negative Covid certificates being sold across Europe

Scammers are producing and selling fake negative coronavirus test certificates in airports, stations and online around Europe in the latest example of opportunistic coronavirus-related crime, the EU’s law enforcement agency has said.

“As long as travel restrictions remain in place due to the Covid-19 situation, it is highly likely that production and sales of fake test certificates will prevail,” Europol, the bloc’s police cooperation and coordination agency, said on Monday.

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Ontario reports random number of new China Virus cases… and the people blame Trudeau for vaccine mess

Ontario reports random number of new China Virus cases… and the people blame Trudeau for vaccine mess


Poll suggests Ontarians blame Ottawa for COVID-19 vaccine shortages

The Campaign Research survey suggests 52 per cent believed it was Ottawa’s fault that supplies are low while 15 per cent pointed the finger at the provincial government with one per cent citing municipalities and 32 per cent unsure.

“Ontarians are very clear about who they blame for this,” Campaign Research principal Nick Kouvalis said Monday.

“The federal government is really not getting a pass and should be extremely concerned,” said Kouvalis.

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National Geographic Documentary Films orders “Fauci” feature doc

The feature doc – simply called Fauci – offers a rare look inside the extensive professional career and personal life of this devoted public servant and American hero, including as he faced the biggest challenge of his life and career: the COVID-19 pandemic, an event unmatched in modern history.

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Canadians are Effectively being Kidnapped into Isolation Sites

The politicians and political staffers who came up with the idea to stick air travelers in quarantine hotels for COVID-19 testing and “isolation sites” for positive cases, seemed at first to be just extremely bureaucratic with their unreasonable measures, but through the implementation of the isolation policies, they have become downright authoritarian.

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