Coronavirus

EDITORIAL – 3 years later, refuseniks can thank the science on COVID

January 30, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S BEEN A YEAR since the Ottawa convoy. Three years ago, we were just beginning our experience with COVID-19. We didn’t even know what [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The pandemic changed how we view external threats

January 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

WE HAVE BECOME nonchalant about viruses for too long. The war on viruses was declared over in 1969 according to one quote: “it is time to close the book on infectious [Continue]

PANDEMIC – Forcing kids to wear masks in school again is a bad idea

December 20, 2022 // 1 Comment

By MICHAEL ZWAAGSTRA Contributor, Troy Media HOSPITALS ARE EXPERIENCING an influx of young children with serious respiratory illnesses. Out of concern for their well-being, [Continue]

LETTER – Bill 36 is an outrageous attack on fundamental rights and freedoms

November 27, 2022 // 6 Comments

A letter I sent this morning to the Premier and Health Minister. Good Morning First let me say that I have been a lifelong supporter of the NDP. I was a delegate to [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – What will you do when the mask mandates return?

November 12, 2022 // 6 Comments

WHEN MASK MANDATES RETURN, what will you do? Will you go along, maybe unwillingly, but follow the advice of the experts, or will you rebel, shouting “Freedom!” and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Back to school means the end of summer vacation from COVID

September 6, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL and that means a lot of things. For many, it means the end of summer fun. Normally, the biggest thing we have to worry [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Willingness to keep getting vaccinated for COVID wanes

July 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE July 18, 2022 – An emerging seventh wave of the COVID-19 virus – spurred forth by the BA.5 variant of Omicron – has health [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What’s the ‘science’ behind relaxing COVID travel mandates?

June 16, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SCIENCE SAYS I should get a second booster shot against COVID-19, so that’s what I did this week. When I asked the pharmacist which [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ArriveCAN travel app needs to be either fixed or scrapped

June 7, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DESPITE ALL THE WHINING of those who don’t like COVID-19 mandates, for the most part they have been necessary and effective. We need to [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Vaccine-mandate mish mash needs to be sorted out

April 18, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AMONG THE FORGOTTEN CASUALTIES of the COVID-19 pandemic are all those who were laid off or fired for refusing to take the jab. Vaccination [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Proof positive that ‘optional’ masking doesn’t work

April 6, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’VE JUST SPENT a couple of miserable weeks feeling sorry for myself. The kind of sorry that comes with a bad headache, extreme fatigue, [Continue]

KNOX – Picking up COVID test with a float plane just part of the service

April 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

HERE’S AN EYEBROW-RAISER: federal health authorities just paid for a float plane to pick up a woman’s COVID test from Lasqueti Island. No, this is not an April [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Are we leaving COVID behind, or just ignoring it?

March 12, 2022 // 1 Comment

I’M NOT READY to leave home. Sure, I’m OK sitting in a coffee shop or walking down the street but I’d still feel uncomfortable squeezed cheek by jowl with a crowd at a [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Half say COVID has worsened their mental health

March 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE March 11, 2022 – As Canadians hold onto hope that COVID-19 case totals will continue to trend downward, many are looking forward to a less [Continue]