A group of leading scientists, doctors, and policy professionals has declared Canada’s COVID-19 pandemic officially over as of Feb. 16. Known as “The Canada Science & Policy Committee to Exit the Pandemic,” the group, launched in January under the aegis of think tank The Institute for 21st Century Questions (21CQ), issued a press release on Feb. 17, declaring an end to Canada’s pandemic. “The Exit Committee has now met numerous times and consulted extensively across the country and internationally. Today, it declares that Canada’s pandemic is effectively over—that is, it has reached endemic stage and should be treated as such,” the release said. The committee of 15 members said they have devised a national exit plan that covers the entire country across “eight national systems in crisis” including COVID-19 public health, non-COVID public health, business and the economy, education, institutions, national unity, social fabric, and international. The exit plan will …