Covid-19 update

  Canada’s proportion of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care double the average of other countries, study shows: The proportion of long-term care deaths ranged from less than 10 per cent … Read more COVID-19 Update 16, July 6

  🇨🇦 Ontario’s nursing homes have had 22 years to do safety upgrades. COVID-19 reveals deadly cost of delay. Hardest hit nursing homes are still operating at 1972 structural safety … Read more COVID-19 Update 15, June 23

  With the COVID-19 mortality rate nearly 6 times higher than the rest of the country (586.7/M vs 102.2/M), what has gone wrong in Québec? From the beginning of the … Read more COVID-19 Update 14, June 8

  “Nearly half of Twitter accounts pushing to reopen America may be bots. There has been a huge upswell of Twitter bot activity since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, … Read more COVID-19 Update 13, May 29

  Geronticide report: 23:00, May 19 – Canada deaths 6152, LTC resident deaths 5299 – 86.1% Thanks to the Ontario Hospital Association for maintaining an up-to-date inventory of all the … Read more COVID-19 Update 12, May 22

  A COVID-19 outbreak at the White House. Oy Gevalt! Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns stay at home order setting a precedent for other states. Whistleblower Rick Smith fired by Trump … Read more COVID-19 Update 11, May 16

  This update is dedicated to my friends Jean Smith and John Valleau, life long workers for peace and justice. UN News, April 14: “Hatred going viral in a dangerous … Read more COVID-19 Update 10, May 10

  Mel Hurtig, Maude Barlow, Tommy Douglas, Margaret Atwood, David Suzuki, Farley Mowat… I have been a supporter of the Council of Canadians since the beginning in 1985. Here are … Read more COVID-19 Update 9, May 5

  A paper published by The Lancet on March 21 considered “country-based mitigation measures” and concluded that: “Individual behaviour will be crucial to control the spread of COVID-19. Personal, rather … Read more COVID-19 Update 8, April 28