Fearmongering
‘We’re a careful country’: Freeland contrasts Omicron responses of Canada, U.S.
Speaking to reporters about Ottawa’s response to the recent surge of Omicron cases, Freeland was asked to explain why the White House is reassuring Americans that holiday gatherings are safe if vaccinated, and that the variant is not a cause for panic, while the Canadian government is urging people to stay home and reduce contacts.
COVID news reports often look more like propaganda than journalism
When it comes to reporting on COVID in Canada, the legacy media are failing Canadians.
Journalists don’t report the facts, they only push a narrative – even if it means burying important facts. The result is that journalists sound like government propagandists and their reports look like vaccine infomercials.
Austria Hiring People to “Hunt Down Vaccine Refusers”
The burden for enforcing the fines unjabbed Austrians will have to pay as part of their punishment will fall to their employers, necessitating a new army of ‘inspectors’ to ensure that process is running smoothly.
More than four out of 10 Ontarians still plan to celebrate holidays with extended family amid Omicron threat, poll finds
There was also widespread concern expressed about gathering with unvaccinated individuals. Only about 25 per cent of respondents said that they would be comfortable doing so.
DC declares state of emergency, prompting indoor mask, booster mandates
The mayor of Washington, DC, declared a state of emergency Monday amid a record number of new local COVID infections — triggering booster-shot and renewed mask mandates.
Quebec goes into lockdown over Omicron surge
“The situation is critical. The explosion of cases is overwhelming,” Health Minister Christian Dubé said at a press briefing. “Our health system is already in crisis.”
Ontario by Wednesday, betcha.
Fauci compares COVID-19 fight to World War II
“We’re in a war,” Fauci said, “It’s kind of like we’re halfway through World War II.”
So is Fauci Goebbels or Mengele?
Fauci: Record coronavirus deaths in US from omicron likely
President Biden’s chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, said on Sunday that it is likely that the United States will see record numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths as the omicron variant spreads.
Well he’s been right about everything so far.
Restricting your liberties “out of an abundance of caution”
A few weeks ago, Canada implemented travel restrictions on African countries “out of an abundance of caution” in order to curb the spread of the Omicron variant. Earlier this week, these travel restrictions were lifted – they weren’t needed and were ineffective.
This week, governments across the country are implementing additional COVID restrictions – again – “out of an abundance of caution.”
The Big One: Canada floods show British Columbia is not ready for a powerful earthquake
Canada’s largest port is shut down. Highways have snapped, buckled and crumbled. Bridges are washed into raging rivers and landslides rumble down mountainsides, burying cars and stranding travellers. Rail lines linking the west coast to the rest of North America are damaged. Oil pipelines cease operating.
‘Trying to tell us something’: Climatologist says 2021 a weather year like no other
When Dave Phillips, Environment Canada’s senior climatologist, began 26 years ago compiling his annual list of the country’s Top 10 weather events, he sometimes had to stretch a bit.
“One of the big stories was, ‘Hey, it was a good recreation season, skiers loved it,”‘ he recalls.
Searching for weather events was not a problem in 2021.
“This year was beyond belief. There’s no year in the 26 years that could compare to this year.”
If you are still wearing a single layer cloth mask ‘ditch it,’ head of Ontario’s science table says
At least that is the message from the scientific director of Ontario’s Science Advisory Table, who tells CP24 that there is likely a need for higher grade masks amid the threat posed by Omicron, particularly for frontline workers.
We should be having Omicron sleepover parties – what could be better than natural immunity with minimal symptoms?