Commentary If one heeds nothing but the headlines in the legacy media, one would be certain the Omicron variant will herald nothing short of Armageddon. Bold declarations of doom abound, while myriad guest experts demand more government restrictions. In most areas, governments are obliging and restrictions on freedoms are being imposed yet again. Events are being cancelled, businesses are being restricted. Canada’s borders haven’t been closed, but as federal officials recommend citizens stay home, there is an unspoken “yet” to be heard. Daily case counts are hitting new records in most provinces. News presenters breathlessly report on how explosive the spread of COVID-19 has been, and point to modelling demonstrating a likelihood of mass infection as we haven’t seen yet in this now two-year-old pandemic journey. No measures are too stringent in the battle against this dreaded new variant, right? When one reads beyond the doomsaying headlines, however, they see …