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People would let an incompetent and greedy government handle the flu that China inflicted on the world rather than remind it that if Canada had trains, they would be late, over-budget and still not moving.
But don't take my word for it:
“The panel has seen no evidence suggesting that earlier identification by GPHIN of the outbreak would have been possible,” they wrote. “Canada’s response to COVID‑19 effectively began on the first day of 2020, in part due to event identification and notification of the initial signal by GPHIN staff.”
Jan. 19: A Health Canada briefing note prepared for Health Minister Patty Hajdu states: “Based on the latest information that we have, there is no clear evidence that the virus is easily transmitted between people,” as the CBC’s John Paul Tasker would later reveal in April. ...
Jan. 20: In response to news from China, Dr. Tam says: “It is important to take this seriously, and be vigilant and be prepared. But I don’t think there’s reason for us to panic or be overly concerned." ...
Jan. 22: In contrast to Taiwan’s approach, Canada implements a much less onerous screening protocol for travellers returning from Wuhan to major airports in Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver. Passengers with symptoms are to be alerted that they should go into voluntary isolation for 14 days, with voluntary self-isolation essentially being the Canadian policy for the next two months.
Also:
Denmark has reported that two hospital staff members suffered brain hemorrhages and blood clots within two weeks of receiving AstraZeneca vaccines against COVID-19. One has died and the other is seriously ill.
Getting the taxes you voted for:
The Supreme Court will rule Thursday at 9:45 am Eastern whether the federal carbon tax is lawful. Seven of fifteen lower court judges said the law granted cabinet powers so sweeping it was unconstitutional: “What’s your Plan B if the Supreme Court rules against the government?”
We don't have to trade with China:
The second of Canada’s “two Michaels” went on trial in Beijing on Monday after being detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei.
(Sidebar: Marc "I Vote For Everybody" Garneau is reported to be troubled or something. Whatever. He's pretending to care, is my point.)
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A contractor managing Canada’s visa office in Beijing says it never asked local hires if they were Communist Party organizers out of respect for employee privacy. VFS Global Inc. said it would not be surprised if Communists were on the payroll, calling the Party a “grassroots organization” in China.
Oh, just blame it on Harper and get it over with:
One of the top staffers in the previous Conservative government suggested on Monday that Gen. Jonathan Vance “was not truthful” when questioned in 2015 by the former prime minister about his conduct prior to being appointed as chief of the defence staff.
North Korea also has a history of monopolies and shutting out other news:
The Commons industry committee has voted unanimously to open hearings by month’s end on Rogers Communications’ $26 billion purchase of its Calgary-based rival Shaw Communications Inc. A final report would go to the House by July before regulatory reviews are complete: “Are we going to bring a few witnesses in to wag our fingers at them? Fine, I enjoy that.”
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Then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s cabinet in 1982 opposed media subsidies as a waste of money, say declassified records. Ministers killed a draft Newspapers Act that would have paid matching grants for news coverage up to $150,000 a year: ‘It was an unwise use of scarce financial resources.’
They didn't need it as the press was clearly on one side.
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