Congratulations on your first year. Excellent commentary, with a point of view not exactly mainstream that contrasts with much of the conventional Canadian media. The viewpoint diversity is good, keep that up.
For vaccines we have to give credit where credit is due. China and Big Pharma. The Liberals were pretty keen to jump into bed with Can Sino, but China screwed us, just because they could. We were forced into the arms of Big Pharma, and it was defintely smart to have options with all of the major players, and one of them has really paid off. CanSino has turned out to be one of the least effective vaccines, so we dodged a bullet on that one.
I must admit, I have some trepidation about Alberta's covid policy. I asked a friend who is a cardiac specialist at a big hospital, and her remark was that everyone is going to have to make those moves eventually, we shouldn't be concentrating on just one disease, when there are so many other problems.
The next year is bound to be interesting, in many ways, and I am looking forward to more incisive commentary.
God help us - the COVID-fearful have become the 2021 COVID-iots who ironically are the same people who are convinced the global warming models are real science.
Looking forward to another year of your reporting. There is so little Canadian news and analysis that tries NOT to play team sports and write what their "fans" want to hear and agree with.
From BC, I'm puzzled that Alberta is lifting Covid restrictions when children under 12 can't be vaccinated yet. It seems like vaccines should be approved for children in just a few months.
As a paid-up subscriber, I’m very grateful for your sharp, non-aligned thinking—thanks!
Congratulations on your first year. Excellent commentary, with a point of view not exactly mainstream that contrasts with much of the conventional Canadian media. The viewpoint diversity is good, keep that up.
For vaccines we have to give credit where credit is due. China and Big Pharma. The Liberals were pretty keen to jump into bed with Can Sino, but China screwed us, just because they could. We were forced into the arms of Big Pharma, and it was defintely smart to have options with all of the major players, and one of them has really paid off. CanSino has turned out to be one of the least effective vaccines, so we dodged a bullet on that one.
I must admit, I have some trepidation about Alberta's covid policy. I asked a friend who is a cardiac specialist at a big hospital, and her remark was that everyone is going to have to make those moves eventually, we shouldn't be concentrating on just one disease, when there are so many other problems.
The next year is bound to be interesting, in many ways, and I am looking forward to more incisive commentary.
God help us - the COVID-fearful have become the 2021 COVID-iots who ironically are the same people who are convinced the global warming models are real science.
I was a "freebie" until today. I have really enjoyed The Line; keep up the great work!
Congratulations to The Line for not shutting down on day 366!
Looking forward to another year of your reporting. There is so little Canadian news and analysis that tries NOT to play team sports and write what their "fans" want to hear and agree with.
From BC, I'm puzzled that Alberta is lifting Covid restrictions when children under 12 can't be vaccinated yet. It seems like vaccines should be approved for children in just a few months.
Besides vaccine procurement, I thought the Trudeau government did a good job of rolling out income supports very quickly, so that people who lost their income due to Covid wouldn't be left to cope on their own. https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/pulling-off-a-bureaucratic-miracle-how-the-cerb-got-done/