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Warning: these posts are for 'adults'; people with the ability to think for themselves, take responsibility for their actions, and prepared to work for the greater good. If that isn't you, remember to wash your hands and face with soap regularly and don't touch anything. Stay home. The Internet has plenty of content to entertain you.

Ontario's stay-at-home order will likely be extended into June to avoid fourth COVID-19 wave
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-s-stay-at-home-order-will-likely-be-extended-into-june-to-avoid-fourth-covid-19-wave-1.5421423

PM says Canada will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for a 'one-dose summer'
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/pm-says-canada-will-have-enough-covid-19-vaccines-for-a-one-dose-summer-1.5423013

Why partisans are responsible for the mess Canada has made of the pandemic
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/partisan-politicians-covid-19-pandemic/

Our elected leaders can still screw this up. This is an alternate next stage for Canada. We, too, could fall victim to political partisans putting electoral success ahead of the health of citizens.
The plague provinces have chosen not to learn from TANZANC.
India Today Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie on the central and state governments' apathy, complacency and neglect leading India into a disastrous second wave of Covid-19
https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/editor-s-note/story/20210517-from-the-editor-in-chief-1799922-2021-05-07

Take care of you.

For current COVID-19 numbers, go to
https://epiforecasts.io/covid/posts/national/canada/
and https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/canada/ .
For Canadian vaccination numbers, go to
https://covid19tracker.ca/vaccinationtracker.html
For world vaccination data, go to
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

COVID-19 News Items

Door-to-door vaccines offered to Ottawa's most vulnerable
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-door-to-door-vaccinations-1.6020921

WHO declares B.1.617 variant of global concern
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/b-1-617-variant-first-identified-in-india-classified-as-variant-of-global-concern-1.5421363

Health Canada approves giving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 12 and up
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/children-12-and-older-now-cleared-to-receive-pfizer-vaccine-health-canada-1.5414935

Ontario on track to give 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccines to majority of adults this month: officials
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-may-5-2021-vaccine-update-1.6014523

Small businesses in the region can now access face shields for free
https://www.kitchenertoday.com/local-news/small-businesses-in-the-region-can-now-access-face-shields-for-free-3762919

This machine can help turn used PPE into almost anything
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/this-machine-can-help-turn-used-ppe-into-almost-anything-1.5420589

Wealthy hedge funds, money managers received Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-wealthy-hedge-funds-money-managers-received-canada-emergency-wage/

(Digital) Deception

Cyberattack shuts down top U.S. fuel pipeline network
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/cyberattack-shuts-down-top-u-s-fuel-pipeline-network-1.5419731

Colonial Pipeline attack ratchets up ransomware game
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/colonial-pipeline-attack-ratchets-up-ransomware-game/

Toronto hit by ‘potential cyber breach’ from Accellion file transfer software
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/toronto-hit-by-potential-cyber-breach-from-accellion-file-transfer-software/4467874
Remember, ransoms are usually collected via cryptocurrencies, notably Bitcoin.

Canada is ‘seriously vulnerable’ to ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure, says expert
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/canada-is-seriously-vulnerable-to-ransomware-attacks-on-critical-infrastructure-says-expert/447184

Russia, China are the most sophisticated cyberattackers targeting Canada, says parliamentary committee
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/russia-china-are-the-most-sophisticated-cyberattackers-targeting-canada-says-parliamentary-committee/445938

Russia targeting these 11 vulnerabilities, say US, UK cyber agencies
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/russia-targeting-these-11-vulnerabilities-say-us-uk-cyber-agencies/447145

Malware uses ICMP tunneling for backdoor communications
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/malware-uses-icmp-tunneling-for-backdoor-communications/4469294

How a student’s hunt for free software led to a research institute being crippled by ransomware
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/how-a-students-hunt-for-free-software-led-to-a-research-institute-being-crippled-by-ransomware/447079

Researchers say due to under-reporting, true ransomware figures could be four times as high
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/researchers-says-due-to-under-reporting-true-ransomware-figures-could-be-four-times-as-high/446701

This online game 'vaccinates' players against misinformation
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/05/07/news/online-game-vaccinates-players-misinformation

Why do we allow money laundering in the auto industry?
https://driving.ca/column/lorraine/why-do-we-allow-money-laundering-in-the-auto-industry

Bill Gurley rejected Robinhood for misleading users: New Yorker
https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gurley-rejected-robinhood-for-misleading-users-new-yorker-2021-5

Life is hard. It's harder during the pandemic.
Your thoughts become what you are. What you think, you believe.
Let that sink in as you think about the impacts of disinformation campaigns.

;-) COVID Days: Tip of the day - blow on the wine in your coffee mug
     to convince the rest of the zoom meeting that it is tea.

Injection beats infection. But we gave infection a big head-start.
Spread knowledge, not the virus.
Stay well, stay safe, stay sane, stay home if you can.
We're not done yet, but that day is getting closer.
With thanks to those making the effort, every day, for us all.

Warning: these posts are for 'adults'; people with the ability to think for themselves, take responsibility for their actions, and prepared to work for the greater good. If that isn't you, remember to wash your hands and face with soap regularly and don't touch anything. Stay home. The Internet has plenty of content to entertain you.

This is the 300th edition of this series. Months ago, I wrote this is the edition of COVID-19 Reading I hoped I would not reach before we had the pandemic under control. Yet, here we are, with case numbers rising AGAIN in multiple Canadian provinces. Clearly, we are slow learners in the decision-making classes in this country. We're losing ground in a THIRD wave of this pandemic, and health experts are already warning of a possible FOURTH wave if we re-open again as aggressively as we have 3 times already.

No lifting restrictions until cases ‘well below’ 1,000 a day: Ontario’s top doctor
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-no-lifting-restrictions-until-cases-well-below-1000-a-day-ontarios-top/

It's long past time to stop dancing with the virus. The correct answer is not 1,000 cases a day, it is ZERO. This is the approach which has worked in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and the rest of TANZANC.

Take care of you.

For current COVID-19 numbers, go to
https://epiforecasts.io/covid/posts/national/canada/
and https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/canada/ .
For Canadian vaccination numbers, go to
https://covid19tracker.ca/vaccinationtracker.html
For world vaccination data, go to
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

COVID-19 News Items

One dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine only 30 per cent effective at preventing infection by B.1.1.7 variant: study
https://www.cp24.com/news/study-suggests-covid-19-vaccine-dose-spacing-strategy-considerably-less-effective-against-variant-strains-1.5416538

How better conversations can help reduce vaccine hesitancy for COVID-19 and other shots
https://theconversation.com/how-better-conversations-can-help-reduce-vaccine-hesitancy-for-covid-19-and-other-shots-159321
Yes, communications is still a huge problem in our battle to overcome COVID-19.

Feds open portal for employers to access free rapid COVID-19 tests
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/feds-open-portal-for-employers-to-access-free-rapid-covid-19-tests-1.5418538

Health officials should consider a different approach to address vaccine hesitancy, say experts
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/who-do-you-turn-to-for-advice-on-vaccines-1.6018808/health-officials-should-consider-a-different-approach-to-address-vaccine-hesitancy-say-experts-1.6019582

‘Too slow, too late’: Ford gov. received months of warnings about long-term care before second wave
https://globalnews.ca/news/7826134/ford-government-ignored-covid-warnings/

Ford takes 'personal responsibility' for Ontario's long-term care sector, gets called out for 'hollow gesture'.
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ford-takes-personal-responsibility-for-ontario-s-long-term-care-sector-gets-called-out-for-hollow-gesture-1.5415457
To me, this feels like the ultimate empty gesture in the face of thousands of deaths. What consequence will Doug Ford suffer for finally, grudgingly acknowledging what has been obvious with a functioning brain for the past year? None.

Ontario reports 3,216 new COVID-19 cases, 47 more deaths [Sunday]
https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-reports-3-216-new-covid-19-cases-47-more-deaths-1.5420311

To stop fourth wave, province should re-examine tiered reopening framework, expert says
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/to-stop-fourth-wave-province-should-re-examine-tiered-reopening-framework-expert-says

Alberta physicians brace for worst, call out COVID-19 dissidents
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/alberta-physicians-brace-for-worst-call-out-covid-19-dissidents

Trudeau pushes back on border closures following Progressive Conservative ad
https://www.cp24.com/news/trudeau-pushes-back-on-border-closures-following-progressive-conservative-ad-1.5418776

Maybe border restrictions could be tighter — but Ford is in no position to cast stones
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/doug-ford-justin-trudeau-border-covid-pandemic-1.6015516

Canada should look to Britain for a view of a COVID-19 future, experts say
https://globalnews.ca/news/7846584/canada-covid-future-britain/

Tam warns that full vaccination does not equal immunity from COVID-19
https://torontosun.com/news/national/tam-warns-that-full-vaccination-does-not-equal-immunity-from-covid-19

Union slams Loblaw over pandemic pay as company reports nearly $400M profit
https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/union-slams-loblaw-over-pandemic-pay-as-company-reports-nearly-400m-profit

Taking ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ Biden Backs Suspending Patents on Vaccines
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/us/politics/biden-covid-vaccine-patents.html

Life is hard. It's harder during the pandemic.
It's harder still when leadership follows fake ideologies and flawed strategies in the face of evidence.

;-) This will be the first year we're not going to
     Hawaii because of COVID-19.
     Normally we don't go because we can't afford it.

Injection beats infection. But we gave infection a big head-start.
Spread knowledge, not the virus.
Stay well, stay safe, stay sane, stay home if you can.
We're not done yet, but that day is getting closer.
With thanks to those making the effort, every day, for us all.

Warning: these posts are for 'adults'; people with the ability to think for themselves, take responsibility for their actions, and prepared to work for the greater good. If that isn't you, remember to wash your hands and face with soap regularly and don't touch anything. Stay home. The Internet has plenty of content to entertain you.

This past Thursday, the government of Ontario emailed me to say they "are unable to proceed with your submission at this time". That was for the face-shield plus curtain design I submitted to them in June 2020, and this is the first communication I have had from them since the autoresponder saying they got the submission.

My submission requested the Ontario government tell me what test protocol they would accept as evidence of efficacy of the device, and a third party that could perform it. That's what they can't proceed with 14 months into the pandemic. Draw your own conclusions.

Ontario vowed to investigate horrific deaths in long-term care. Now it says that didn't happen.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-ford-long-term-care-criminal-charges-1.6016274

Ontario probably won't be ready to end stay-at-home order on May 20, experts say
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ontario-shutdown-may-20-expert-covid-1.6015825

COVID-19: Ontario cases top 3,000 for second day in a row
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/covid-ontario-cases-top-3000-for-second-day-in-a-row

Canadian attitudes toward pandemic increasingly bleak, with most still expecting things to get worse: poll
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-attitudes-toward-pandemic-increasingly-bleak-with-most-still-expecting-things-to-get-worse-poll

Millions Are Saying No to the Vaccines. What Are They Thinking?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/the-people-who-wont-get-the-vaccine/618765/

Take care of you.

For current COVID-19 numbers, go to
https://epiforecasts.io/covid/posts/national/canada/
and https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/canada/ .
For Canadian vaccination numbers, go to
https://covid19tracker.ca/vaccinationtracker.html
For world vaccination data, go to
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

COVID-19 News Items

Estimation of total mortality due to COVID-19
http://www.healthdata.org/special-analysis/estimation-excess-mortality-due-covid-19-and-scalars-reported-covid-19-deaths
TL; DR version: A study based on multiple metrics (not just state level reporting) concludes the actual COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. is 905,289, not 574,043 (per government reporting) as of May 3, 2021. The study covers 56 countries and 198 subnational states. Canada is not mentioned in the paper by name.

Women charged for non-essential travel outside their municipalities
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/women-charged-non-essential-travel-1.6018291

Some COVID-19 long-haulers are developing a 'devastating' syndrome
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/some-covid-19-long-haulers-are-developing-a-devastating-syndrome-1.5415288

Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines 87% effective in 60+ age group after one dose: data
https://globalnews.ca/news/7842318/pfizer-astrazeneca-vaccines-effectiveness-data/

As of this afternoon (Saturday, May 8th), Canada reports "more than 15,584,762 doses of approved COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across Canada" and "As of today, more than 14,346,728 Canadians have received at least one dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine. 1,238,034 Canadians are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, having received both required doses." Nationally, almost 86% of doses delivered to the provinces and territories have been administered. Over 2.3 million doses are somewhere in the supply line, presenting shots for about 6% of the Canadian population. Almost 38% of the population has received at least one injection.

Canada to receive 2M vaccine doses this week as Pfizer-BioNTech ramp up deliveries
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/canada-to-receive-2m-vaccine-doses-this-week-as-pfizer-biontech-ramp-up-deliveries-1.5411460

Canada receiving 1 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses one week early: Trudeau
https://www.cp24.com/news/canada-receiving-1-million-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-doses-one-week-early-trudeau-1.5413556
Together, that's over 3 million doses last week arriving in Canada - enough for about 10% of the eligible population at this point.

Canadians might be vaccinated ‘sooner than originally anticipated,’ officials say
https://globalnews.ca/news/7840097/coronavirus-covid-vaccine-timeline-sooner-summer/

Wage subsidies were meant to preserve jobs. In many cases, the $110.6-billion response padded bottom lines
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canada-emergency-wage-subsidy-data-analysis/

Federal government sues Montreal firm to recover $81M for N95 masks it says were below standards
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal-government-sues-montreal-firm-to-recover-81m-for-n95-masks-it-says-were-below-standards

(Digital) Deception

A report from the Office of New York State Attorney General Letitia James
Fake Comments: How U.S. Companies & Partisans Hack Democracy to Undermine Your Voice
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/oag-fakecommentsreport.pdf
And yet, I bet no one will be going to prison for gaming the public input process to game the regulatory process so that mass media giants can game the Internet to rig it for their own profit.

The report is 39 pages - I know: Too Long; Didn't Read. But humour me and open the report and just read the title in the Table of Contents (page 2 of the PDF) under "The OAG's Findings", section 2. That's it, just read the one sentence. Because you need to read it for yourself and know I'm not just making this stuff up.
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/oag-fakecommentsreport.pdf

But don't read the first five sentences of the Executive Summary. If you do, that's on you.

Top 5 ways to protect against cryptocurrency scams
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/top-5-ways-to-protect-against-cryptocurrency-scams/

Apple’s ransomware mess is the future of online extortion
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/04/apples-ransomware-mess-is-the-future-of-online-extortion/

Life is hard. It's harder during the pandemic.
Seek knowledge and bask in enlightenment.

;-) “Inside me there’s a thin person struggling to get out, but I can
     usually sedate him with four or five cupcakes.” – Bob Thaves

Injection beats infection. But we gave infection a big head-start.
Spread knowledge, not the virus.
Stay well, stay safe, stay sane, stay home if you can.
We're not done yet, but that day is getting closer.
With thanks to those making the effort, every day, for us all.

Warning: these posts are for 'adults'; people with the ability to think for themselves, take responsibility for their actions, and prepared to work for the greater good. If that isn't you, remember to wash your hands and face with soap regularly and don't touch anything. Stay home. The Internet has plenty of content to entertain you.

Enough with the online COVID research — listen to the experts
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/05/03/opinion/online-covid-vaccine-research-listen-to-experts
The disinformation campaigns continue. That's unfortunate and frequently reprehensible. The question that really conerns me is why these campaigns continue (and are allowed to continue).

New results on Work From Home
"First, employees will enjoy large benefits from greater remote work, especially those with higher earnings. Second, the shift to WFH will directly reduce spending in major city centers by at least 5-10 percent relative to the pre-pandemic situation. Third, our data on employer plans and the relative productivity of WFH imply a 5 percent productivity boost in the post-pandemic economy due to re-optimized working arrangements. Only one-fifth of this productivity gain will show up in conventional productivity measures, because they do not capture the time savings from less commuting."
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/05/new-results-on-work-from-home.html
The referenced paper, "Why Working from Home Will Stick" is found at:
https://www.nber.org/papers/w28731

Relatively few COVID-19 cases reported after receiving first vaccine dose, data show
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-relatively-few-covid-19-cases-reported-after-receiving-first-vaccine/

Sadly, it now appears that Plaguemeister Jason Kenney wanted to outdo Doug Ford on devastating his province.
'We're in a lot of trouble': What's happening in Alberta as it shatters multiple COVID-19 case records?
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/we-re-in-a-lot-of-trouble-what-s-happening-in-alberta-as-it-shatters-multiple-covid-19-case-records-1.5411005
'It'll crash tremendously': Alberta now leads Canada and U.S. in per capita COVID-19 cases
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/it-ll-crash-tremendously-alberta-now-leads-canada-and-u-s-in-per-capita-covid-19-cases-1.5412090
Some people just won't learn the obvious lesson: you can't negotiate with a virus.
And just to rub some salt into the festering sore:
'It's shocking:' More than 1000 parking tickets issued at Calgary's mass vaccination site
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/mobile/it-s-shocking-more-than-1-000-parking-tickets-issued-at-calgary-s-mass-vaccination-site-1.5407959

After a Year of Loss, South America Suffers Worst Death Tolls Yet
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/world/americas/covid-latin-america.html

Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/health/covid-herd-immunity-vaccine.html

Risk from COVID-19 variants remains after first Pfizer shot: study
https://globalnews.ca/news/7823141/covid-19-variants-pfizer-vaccine/

A Canadian vaccine certificate faces science, privacy hurdles: officials
https://globalnews.ca/news/7826318/canada-covid-vaccine-certificate-hurdles/

Another family member got their first shot last night. Now we have one each of Moderna, Pfizer, and Astra Zeneca (first shots only).

Take care of you.

For current COVID-19 numbers, go to
https://epiforecasts.io/covid/posts/national/canada/
and https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/canada/ .
For Canadian vaccination numbers, go to
https://covid19tracker.ca/vaccinationtracker.html
For world vaccination data, go to
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

COVID-19 News Items

Why warnings of a deadly 3rd wave in Canada may have gone unheeded
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadas-inevitable-third-wave-ontario-alberta-1.6008176

How Can the Olympics Protect 78,000 Volunteers From the Coronavirus?
They are being offered little more than a couple of masks, some hand sanitizer and social-distancing guidance that may be hard to abide by.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/world/asia/olympics-volunteers-coronavirus.html

Fauci says Canada isn't mishandling the pandemic's third wave
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/fauci-covid-pandemic-third-wave-1.601000

Provinces have been slow to use rapid COVID tests, new numbers show
Just more than 4% of nearly 42M tests distributed across the country have been used
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-rapid-tests-provinces-1.6004376

Thousands flock to 'No More Lockdowns' rodeo in rural Alberta
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/thousands-flock-to-no-more-lockdowns-rodeo-in-rural-alberta-1.5410492
Mark your calendars for the week of May 15th to check for a rise in new COVID case counts in the Calgary area.

Why the pandemic causes languishing and how to cope
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1892940867689

No money left for pay raises, Legault tells 'guardian angels' and other public-sector workers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-public-sector-union-negotiations-1.6011182
I can't imagine this going over well, coming from the guy who ignored expert health guidance from the pandemic outset and chose to dance with the virus instead.

Pfizer to start shipping coronavirus vaccine made in U.S. plant to Canada
https://www.cp24.com/news/pfizer-to-start-shipping-coronavirus-vaccine-made-in-u-s-plant-to-canada-1.5409774

Using Pfizer in pharmacies presents challenges
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/using-pfizer-in-pharmacies-presents-challenges

We'll soon be able to tell whether you are immune to covid-19
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25033323-700-well-soon-be-able-to-tell-whether-you-are-immune-to-covid-19/

May the Fourth be with you. It's corny, but I like it. One year from today, the Ontario provincial election campaign will begin officially. I hope for a few things. First, that the COVID-19 pandemic will finally be under control so we can have actual polling stations to vote at. Second, that Ontarians will actually spend a few minutes researching the issues and make an informed decision on who they want to represent them and their riding, and make over-arching decisions about provincial policy around education, environment, transportation, emergency preparedness, who will run long-term care facilities and health care across the spectrum. Third, that people will ensure that they are on the voters list before election day, and actually be bothered to take a short walk or drive to cast their vote.

In that vein, I'm putting up a list of headlines that popped Friday last week and since. We will need to remember how our elected officials managed the pandemic. This is not an exhaustive list, just a snapshot in time per the mainstream media. The long list will be for others to compile.

Ontario's long-term care sector wasn't ready or equipped for COVID-19: report
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/long-term-care-pandemic-report-1.6005331
Report can be found here:
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20692999/covid-19-preparedness-and-management-report.pdf

Despite the coincidental timing, this is actually a different report.
Ontario had no plan to protect long-term residents against COVID-19 pandemic: commission
https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-had-no-plan-to-protect-long-term-residents-against-covid-19-pandemic-commission-1.5408596
This report can be found at:
http://www.ltccommission-commissionsld.ca/report/pdf/Ontarios_Long-Term_Care_COVID-19_Commission_Final%20Report.pdf

'The Iron Ring was a farce': Why didn't Ontario better prepare long-term care homes for the 2nd wave?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eodNe3oqYo

Former long-term care inspector speaks out on Ontario's broken inspection system
https://globalnews.ca/video/7813993/former-long-term-care-inspector-speaks-out-on-ontarios-broken-inspection-system

Families, Experts say long-term care report shows pandemic lessons can't be ignored
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/families-experts-say-long-term-care-report-shows-pandemic-lessons-can-t-be-ignored-1.5410845
(But they were, and continue to be ignored.)

Minister of Long-Term Care walks out of news conference on damning commission report
https://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/midwestern-ontario-news/2021/05/03/minister-long-term-care-walks-news-conference-damning-commission-report/

Ontario government can't wait to start dancing with the virus again.
Ontario may soon lift some COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor activities, solicitor general says
https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-may-soon-lift-some-covid-19-restrictions-on-outdoor-activities-solicitor-general-says-1.5408851

Report reveals Ontario’s hospitals most problematic compared to rest of Canada
https://globalnews.ca/news/7817487/report-ontario-hospitals-problematic-canada/

Toronto family forced to pay to bring uncle's body back after hospital transfer to Ottawa
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/toronto-family-forced-to-pay-to-bring-uncle-s-body-back-after-hospital-transfer-to-ottawa-1.5406743

Doug Ford's top staffers knew Rod Phillips would be away ahead of St. Barts vacation, e-mails show
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-doug-fords-top-staffers-knew-rod-phillips-would-be-away-ahead-of-st/

The Ford government has never put our health above profit. Why did we think they would start now?
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/04/25/the-ford-government-has-never-put-our-health-above-profit-why-did-we-think-they-would-start-now.html

Pandemic pay bonuses are going to executives, instead of the front-line workers taking all the risks
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/04/26/pandemic-pay-bonuses-are-going-to-executives-instead-of-the-front-line-workers-taking-all-the-risks.html

Life is hard. It's harder during the pandemic.
If you're not confused about the pandemic rules, you haven't been paying attention.

;-) SUCCESS:
     At age 4 success is . . . Not piddling in your pants.
     At age 12 success is . . . Having friends.
     At age 17 success is . . . Having a driver's license.
     At age 35 success is . . . Having money.
     At age 50 success is . . . Having money.
     At age 70 success is . . . Having a driver’s license.
     At age 75 success is . . . Having friends.
     At age 80 success is . . . Not piddling in your pants.

Injection beats infection. But we gave infection a big head-start.
Spread knowledge, not the virus.
Stay well, stay safe, stay sane, stay home if you can.
We're not done yet, but that day is getting closer.
With thanks to those making the effort, every day, for us all.

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