Jasmine18
Senior Member
Well If I was in Alberta or in Quebec if would not trust a unitary model of govt to protect the special interest of their provinces.
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Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (nCoV-2019)
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AlbertC
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In a shocking admission during his Tulsa, Oklahoma, rally on Saturday night, President Donald Trump said he had told officials in his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because of the rising number of cases in America, and used a racist term to describe the coronavirus.
"You know testing is a double-edged sword," Trump said while complaining about press coverage of his handling of the virus. Claiming the US has now tested some 25 million people, he added: "Here's the bad part ... when you do testing to that extent, you're going to find more people; you're going to find more cases. So I said to my people, slow the testing down please."
It was a stunning revelation given that nearly 120,000 people have died in the United States from the coronavirus and medical experts have long said that testing is critical to identifying cases, tracing them and stopping the spread of the virus.
www.cnn.com
"You know testing is a double-edged sword," Trump said while complaining about press coverage of his handling of the virus. Claiming the US has now tested some 25 million people, he added: "Here's the bad part ... when you do testing to that extent, you're going to find more people; you're going to find more cases. So I said to my people, slow the testing down please."
It was a stunning revelation given that nearly 120,000 people have died in the United States from the coronavirus and medical experts have long said that testing is critical to identifying cases, tracing them and stopping the spread of the virus.
White House officials on the defensive after Trump says he wanted testing slowed down | CNN Politics
In a shocking admission during his Tulsa, Oklahoma, rally on Saturday night, President Donald Trump said he had told officials in his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because of the rising number of cases in America.
Richard White
Senior Member
And this is about Coronavirus how?
Jasmine18
Senior Member
wrong thread lol XD
AlbertC
Superstar
More young people across the South are testing positive for coronavirus, officials warn
Sun June 21, 2020
Officials in states across the South are warning more young people are testing positive for coronavirus.
The shifts in demographics have been recorded in parts of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and other states -- many of which were some of the first to reopen.
And while some officials have pointed to more widespread testing being done, others say the new cases stem from Americans failing to social distance.
In Mississippi, where one health officer called adherence to social distancing over the past weeks "overwhelmingly disappointing," officials attributed clusters of new cases to fraternity rush parties.
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According to data from Johns Hopkins University, at least 23 states are trending upward in new cases compared to last week. Ten of those states reported more than a 50% jump -- including Texas and Florida, which were some of the first states to begin reopening.
www.cnn.com
Sun June 21, 2020
Officials in states across the South are warning more young people are testing positive for coronavirus.
The shifts in demographics have been recorded in parts of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and other states -- many of which were some of the first to reopen.
And while some officials have pointed to more widespread testing being done, others say the new cases stem from Americans failing to social distance.
In Mississippi, where one health officer called adherence to social distancing over the past weeks "overwhelmingly disappointing," officials attributed clusters of new cases to fraternity rush parties.
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According to data from Johns Hopkins University, at least 23 states are trending upward in new cases compared to last week. Ten of those states reported more than a 50% jump -- including Texas and Florida, which were some of the first states to begin reopening.
More young people across the South are testing positive for coronavirus, officials warn
Officials in states across the South are warning that more young people are testing positive for coronavirus.
AlbertC
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Toronto mayor 'very optimistic' city will move to Stage 2 this week
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Mayor John Tory says he is "very optimistic" that Toronto will be given the green light to move to the second stage of the province's reopening plan this week.
Speaking to CP24 on Sunday, Tory said it appears the city is "achingly close" to being able to reopen additional businesses, including restaurant patios and hair salons.
"I think it is going to happen this week. That's my own prediction and it is not based on an inside secret," he said.
"I just think the numbers have headed strongly in the right direction consistently now for two weeks and so I think everybody now is going to be in agreement that it is time."
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Mayor John Tory says he is "very optimistic" that Toronto will be given the green light to move to the second stage of the province's reopening plan this week.
Speaking to CP24 on Sunday, Tory said it appears the city is "achingly close" to being able to reopen additional businesses, including restaurant patios and hair salons.
"I think it is going to happen this week. That's my own prediction and it is not based on an inside secret," he said.
"I just think the numbers have headed strongly in the right direction consistently now for two weeks and so I think everybody now is going to be in agreement that it is time."
Toronto mayor 'very optimistic' city will move to Stage 2 this week
Mayor John Tory says he is "very optimistic" that Toronto will be given the green light to move to the second stage of the province's reopening plan this week.
toronto.ctvnews.ca
TrickyRicky
Senior Member
I was not referring to re-writing the constitution or centralizing healthcare; however, a pandemic (and they certainly could come in more severe forms than COVID-19) is a national security issue that demands coordinated Federal action.
Infact, even evoking constitutional issues to hide behind is a total cop out and a stunning abdication of responsibility and leadership.
If we are so rigid in our behaviour at the cost of lives and dire economic consequences than what does that say about us versus dogmatic enablers of political systems and movements around the world?
Infact, even evoking constitutional issues to hide behind is a total cop out and a stunning abdication of responsibility and leadership.
If we are so rigid in our behaviour at the cost of lives and dire economic consequences than what does that say about us versus dogmatic enablers of political systems and movements around the world?
AlbertC
Superstar
Trinity Bellwoods Part II, dance party at Cherry Beach yesterday:
www.blogto.com
Massive dance party at Toronto's Cherry Beach infuriates locals
Sweltering weather, the summer solstice, and what I'm certain is a strong sense of stir-craziness among Toronto's party set enticed hundreds, if no...
www.blogto.com
Coolstar
Senior Member
Wow...
Johnny Au
Senior Member
There goes Tory's plan to transition to Phase 2.Trinity Bellwoods Part II, dance party at Cherry Beach yesterday:
Massive dance party at Toronto's Cherry Beach infuriates locals
Sweltering weather, the summer solstice, and what I'm certain is a strong sense of stir-craziness among Toronto's party set enticed hundreds, if no...
It would have to be delayed by a week.
Why can't they party in Canada's Wonderland parking lots? There's plenty of space and is one short bus ride from the subway.
WislaHD
Superstar
Nothing? We have provincial governments that we can hold accountable on health care and I feel that Canadians across the country are empowered to do exactly that. The pandemic has impacted different provinces quite differently, so the decentralized response provided by the varying provincial governments has allowed more localized actions than what otherwise would take place with Ottawa calling the shots.
What sort of leadership and coordinated actions are you hoping for the Federal government to provide in a pandemic that is different from what we have seen?
TheKingEast
Senior Member
Of course they make jokes about protestors. We have such a long way to go...
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
If you want to hold someone responsible, shouldn't it be the provincial leadership you are criticizing first? They are literally be the ones empowered to act and are closest to the problem at hand - the Feds know nothing, and have no hold on the LTCs/CHSLDs, the provinces does. That's literally their responsibility - constitutionally speaking. If the province ignored the countless complaints, stonewalled and denied that there is a problem, got caught with their pants down and then belatedly asked CF to provide relief (which the Feds had offered), that's on them, not the Feds. They have the legislative tools to take over LTCs - they chose not to use it until after the poop hits the fan. That's their problem.
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gabe
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Trinity Bellwoods Part II, dance party at Cherry Beach yesterday:
Massive dance party at Toronto's Cherry Beach infuriates locals
Sweltering weather, the summer solstice, and what I'm certain is a strong sense of stir-craziness among Toronto's party set enticed hundreds, if no...
And.........
Summer weather brings big crowds to Woodbine Beach in Toronto
It seems as though more and more Toronto residents are throwing caution to the wind when it comes to COVID-19, abandoning pandemic protection measu...
www.blogto.com
Jonny5
Senior Member
And.......
Summer weather brings big crowds to Woodbine Beach in Toronto
It seems as though more and more Toronto residents are throwing caution to the wind when it comes to COVID-19, abandoning pandemic protection measu...
The genie isn't going back in the bottle. Social distancing has been dying for weeks and may be already dead. These are only the highly visible events. Smaller examples are going on all over thousands of times a day everywhere in the GTA. People don't buy it anymore for whatever reason. Perhaps they think they will get it no matter what and don't see a marginal risk, or they think the healthcare system can't really do anything to help them even if they got it. I don't know. The "shock and disbelief" is getting annoying though.
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