Daily Derp: Life Of Covid; Liberals In Crisis

It's a strange thing this Covid-19. Apparently kids are mostly safe from it but can be asymptomatic and spread it. Meanwhile, flu season is around the corner and this is more of a threat to children.

My daughter is set to go back full time. While we have a natural concern for what may be, we also believe we mustn't let the virus control or dictate our lives.

Jurisdictions everywhere are making foolish decisions and imposing ridiculous rules.

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Some good news on immunity.

More data here.

I think this is our only realistic play. This talk from health officials about an indefinite new normal is not practical and somewhat cruel. Either shift and take real bold steps or step aside.

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Sweden's Dr. Tegnell warns masks can be 'very dangerous'.

I'm not pleased with a mask mandates in Quebec because based on my readings of over 40 studies, the evidence backs Dr. Tegnell. Still, I supposed I'm satisfied with schools opening full time with a quasi-mask rule (not in classes; only in hallways. I think this is prudent. Students will be mask free most of the day but I'm willing to meet people half-way on this).

The only problem I see are the measures. Two things. In Sweden, schools stayed open and there was no calamity.

Here, we're once again trying to micro-manage the virus at the expense of maintaining normalcy for children. We over think and come up with silly things in hopes of containing an outbreak. For example, schools aren't permitting fridges and microwaves be used.

Sometimes I wonder who thinks these things up. Aside from being cruel, it's also not a scientific approach to the spread. We've been open at our place for over two months now with microwaves and fridges in operation.

These sorts of misguided measures (like masks) mix up causation and correlation and can mislead people into thinking they work. For example, if there are no cases during the school year, contending, in part, it was because of banning fridges is specious.

Just go back to work and stop trying to outwit the virus. It's going to make for a miserable atmosphere.

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Great resources on Covid-19 (aka Wuhan virus. If the shoe fits...)



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Sigh. Looks like Peter MacKay is set to become the leader of the Conservative party. Very meh to me. The Liberals are in such a mess they're there for the taking and I fear the Conservatives will miss the chance to take down Trudeau.

Speaking of which, I've never seen a party and leader with so many scandals. It's unacceptably outrageous at this point. Now that Morneau has resigned and made a scapegoat, how many more are willing to take a bullet for Trudeau?

Someone said what's the point of yet another investigation as Trudeau (watch him literally squirm here under questioning) will once again be found guilty for a third time, apologize and move on and laugh and spit in the faces of Canadians. In a better time, people like Trudeau, Payette and Saijan would have resigned by now. Once caught, the understanding  in Parliamentary ethics, you step down because you’re no longer ‘Honorable’.

As for proroguing, obviously this is to take the heat off the investigation into the WE charity. He’ll be found guilty of a third ethics violation but as you can tell, unless there’s a non-confidence vote to remove this cancer, the thing has no teeth and the RCMP (with a boss appointed by Poptart Lasagne) isn’t going to investigate. Nice little racket we have going in the Peaceful Kingdom. 

Now we have Screech Monkey Freeland holding the purse. God help us all.

Remember when Harper prorogued and how the media and people reacted? I ‘member. Pepperidge Farms and Sara Lee remembers.

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This kid is a natural Democrat.