The Telegraph reporting excess deaths 2 days ago. @akecassells in @newesttimes reported a similar story from BC in Feb. I can't make vaccine recommendations, some people believe that they are the right thing, others do not. However I can strongly recommend that the facts - good

If vaccines don’t stop transmission, but are only designed to reduce symptoms, can they be the subject of a mandate? The US 9th circuit appeals court has said no. “The district court thus erred in holding that Jacobson extends beyond its public health rationale—government’s power

Being in Toronto last Christmas, our family went to Saint Ann’s church for a Christmas service. It was an extraordinarily beautiful church, filled with historic artworks. The service was perfect, and the choir divine. What a terrible loss. It is absolutely heartbreaking to see

Well well well. Times are changing. An Object Lesson From Covid on How to Destroy Public Trust nytimes.com/2024/06/08/opi…

Sure could use some of that warmth in Vancouver. One of the coolest springs that I remember.

State of Kansas is suing Pfizer. I've always been concerned about how quickly BC authorities announced that the vaccine was safe for pregnant women. Here's an excerpt from the lawsuit: "Pfizer announces study on pregnant women but omits material facts already in its possession.

KINSELLA: Anti-Semitism fuelled by envy and hate but Jews are fighting back. torontosun.com/opinion/column… Warren Kinsella

Hi Chris - Interesting question and I don't know the answer. I believe the city lifted its mandate relatively early, but I didn't follow closely. Anyone know?

“When there is no other side,” the robot tells him, “You have missed the entire point of the war. There can be no survivors.“ “Surely,” Baltar stammers, finally understanding, “you don’t mean me.” Way too little pushing back in last few years. By nearly everyone during covid

Given that BC was the last jurisdiction in N America to have health worker mandates, it was impossible to sustain the argument that they are needed. So after 2.5 years of anguish and unemployment, the thousands of fired workers can go back. But under what compensation? What

Good interview Bill, and the right decision. Govts spend too much time in micro-managing our lives. And… you need redundancy. Households entirely dependent on electricity are vulnerable.

Which is more likely to cause a collapse of the health-care system – no more fossil fuels, or continued production of LNG in BC? How about some analysis of the options? The Vancouver Sun vancouversun.com/health/bc-doct…

Good to see. Geoff Russ: B.C. is a burgeoning oil and gas powerhouse nationalpost.com/opinion/b-c-is… via National Post Geoff Russ

That moment captured here with Suzanne Anton. Christopher JK Richardson 🇺🇦 李 濟 富 (Li Ji-fù)

Congratulations Christopher JK Richardson 🇺🇦 李 濟 富 (Li Ji-fù) ! I've seen you so often in the middle of Vancouver events - you've earned all the congrats you are getting!

Here’s a short decision by an Ontario arbitrator on the firing of employees in the William Osler Health System for refusal to be vaccinated. The arbitrator found the vaccination requirement was reasonable and that the terminations were for just cause. (With rare exceptions this

"The selective application of online speech laws reveals a troubling bias, where the rule of law is overshadowed by ideological leanings, leaving us all vulnerable to the whims of subjective enforcement." And subjective enforcement in the UK seems to mean going after the little

Yesterday Niagara Regional Council voted on an amendment to their procedural bylaw. The original proposal was a total ban on signs and props in council chambers. We wrote to council to express our concern that this total ban is unconstitutional, citing the Charter and existing

Encouraging. Imams vs Hamas. Now if only Western academics and students could be as clear.

Canadian court/ arbitration decisions in favour of mandates are based on Health Canada guidance, which is based on info from US authorities. (It is my understanding that Health Canada did no independent testing.) Unlike Canada, Florida has no faith in the US guidance. In