Quebec: Distinct Indeed

True to its 'We embrace the shittiest and most tyrannical ideas', Quebec revealed to the public a vaccine passport will be available on September 1 but not functional. It will only be put into use if the Delta scariant overwhelms the system.

The *thinking* (to the extent the word apples in Quebec) is they don't want to lockdown erg we're gonna curb non-essential activities.

They claim it's temporary and to avoid a lockdown. That this discredited 'strategy' remains an option in Quebec proves they're not following the literature on the pseudo-science that is lockdowns. Neither of these measures are logical or reasonable. None of the measures installed have proven to be effective by any empirical evidence be it restrictions, masks, curfews or any other draconian imposition. These things, if they have any chance of succeeding, have a very short window of success - perhaps two weeks- and then the laws of diminishing returns kick in.

It's unethical and immoral but here we are. 17 months later fighting an epidemic (not a pandemic) that is endemic. It's shadow boxing at its finest. 

Did I mention 17 months later? In the pantheon of idiots Australia and New Zealand sit at the pinnacle. A more grotesque pair of pseudo-science tyrants I could not dream of. France and the UK sit very close to them. As do Germany, Italy, and Spain. For a period Canada did too but we're a skip away from returning to the madness.

So far British Columbia and Saskatchewan have lifted their emergency powers bringing them in line with U.S. states. Alberta may soon follow which means so will Manitoba. None of these provinces are introducing, to their immense credit, a vaccine passport. They seem to have limits. At the moment, Quebec and Ontario are the only two jurisdictions on the continent that insidiously maintain emergency powers. Which is very discomforting.

There is no emergency. Just fear mongering.

Quebec sees no limits to their emergency madness. They join Washington and New York as the only place to have one. 60 jurisdictions and Quebec just couldn't resist being part of possibly the single worst state during the pandemic governed by Cuomo. 

All I asked from the beginning was Quebec not be the worst and to stay in line with other states and provinces. Instead, it bafflingly and idiotically keeps its head tilted towards Europe and France in particular. Quebec doesn't have anywhere near the threat France faces. But in the mindset of its incompetent medical and political apparatus, it considers its values in line with Europe. That's just immature cultural nonsense. We're NORTH AMERICAN and have much more in common with Canada and USA for obvious reasons.

I don't know what will come of this. I'm told Quebec doesn't really have the operating system to pull this off. I don't know. If Ontario avoids the passport, come the fall, I just may find myself simply driving over the border for 'non-essential' activities. And gladly and proudly so.

None of this is surprising. Quebec is the hub for discriminatory laws. It's home to Bill 21, 22 and 101 after all. They consider these 'protect our culture' laws. To the rest of us and people outside the Quebec bubble, it's just plain ole discrimination and segregation by other means.

Alabama North as we say.

Quebec bashing?

You bet it is.

Quebec deserves all the bashing it gets and a good tongue lashing thrashing. 

"Distinct society" indeed.

Distinctly foolish.