Raise the Hammer
Did Doug Ford Test the 'Great Barrington Declaration' on Ontarians?
Deliberately or not, the Ontario Government conducted a large-scale test of a pseudo-scientific pandemic response cooked up by right-wing billionaires.
by Ryan McGreal
Published June 29, 2021 in Special Report: COVID-19 (1 comment)
Challenging Doug Ford's Pandemic Narrative
The actual facts about Ford's handling of the pandemic do not fit into the prevailing narrative of a scrappy fighter for the 'little guy'.
by Ryan McGreal
Published January 25, 2021 in Special Report: COVID-19 (1 comment)
The Year 2020 Has Been a Wakeup Call
If it finally gets us to take the real crises we're faced with seriously, this whole unpleasant nightmare will be worth it.
by Michael Nabert
Published December 31, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (0 comments)
The COVID-19 Marshmallow Experiment
The public health experts have been pretty clear all along about what we should be doing. But really listening to them would require self-discipline and restraint - qualities of which we have not demonstrated a great abundance.
by Ryan McGreal
Published December 22, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (0 comments)
Hamilton Shelters Remarkably COVID-19 Free Thanks to Innovative Testing Program
In a week of increasingly bleak news on the health care front, it is good to be able to celebrate a victory that was designed and delivered right here in Hamilton.
by Jason Allen
Published December 21, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (0 comments)
Ontario Squanders Early Pandemic Sacrifice
The goodwill Premier Ford earned this past spring has evaporated as his government has reverted to prioritizing business interests over public health in the intervening months.
by Ryan McGreal
Published November 18, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (0 comments)
Low Hospitalization Numbers Today Are No Cause for Complacency
As long as each person who gets COVID-19 in Ontario infects on average more than one other person, that means we are on track for runaway exponential growth in cases again.
by Ryan McGreal
Published September 23, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (6 comments)
I Gave My Patient a Tent
Encampments are a symptom of a larger problem: Lack of affordable, acceptable housing options.
by Tim O'Shea
Published August 07, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (0 comments)
Yes, You Should Wear a Face Mask
The best way to minimize the painful disruption of extreme measures to control exponential growth in infections is for everyone to follow the recommended public health measures.
by Michael Nabert
Published July 14, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (2 comments)
Trudeau's Pandemic Disability Plan is Just Not Good Enough
The ineffectiveness of Trudeau's COVID-19 disability plan is the product of a sytsem that has, for decades, failed to provide for and protect some of our most vulnerable citizens.
by Stewart Klazinga
Published June 12, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (0 comments)
Public Inquiry vs. Independent Commission
The Ontario government has announced an 'independent commission' into the state of Long Term Care homes, but only a legally-defined public inquiry can provide the transparency and accountability this crisis demands.
by Eric Coleman
Published June 02, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (0 comments)
Precarity in a Pandemic
CERB and other emergency pandemic responses have demonstrated the inadequacy of the social assistance status quo.
by Karl Andrus
Published May 27, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (0 comments)
We Need Compassion and Patience With Homeless Encampments
This pandemic will continue to shine a light on all of the fractured social issues that existed prior to the pandemic. It is up to us to decide how we respond.
by Jill Wiwcharuk
Published May 12, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (1 comment)
Things You Can Do to Flatten the Curve
There are two essential ways you can help slow the transmission of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 through the community: personal sanitation and social distancing.
by Ryan McGreal
Published March 20, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (2 comments)
Reflections on a Pandemic: Where We Are and What It Means
The only thing I think I can state with any confidence is that anyone who thinks things will go back to normal in a couple of weeks does not understand the gravity of the situation we're in.
by Ryan McGreal
Published March 19, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (4 comments)
Doug Ford's Policies Have Been a Disaster for Ontario
Ford's attacks on worker protections, public health, housing affordability and disaster preparedness left Ontario less equipped to respond to a public health emergency like COVID-19.
by Michael Nabert
Published March 18, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (1 comment)
Public Health Cuts are a Deadly False Economy
If you don't think you need Public Health, that's because it's working. A political leader or party that doesn't understand this is by definition unqualified to lead the government.
by Ryan McGreal
Published March 04, 2020 in Special Report: COVID-19 (2 comments)
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