Joel Kotkin For most people around the world, the Covid-19 pandemic seems a great human tragedy, with deaths, bankruptcies, and fractured mental states. Yet for some, especially among the green Twitterati and in some policy shops, the pandemic presents a grand opportunity to enact permanent lockdowns on economic growth, population growth, and upward mobility. Pointing to reductions…
Working From Home May Become Permanent, Could Spur ‘Rural Boom’ in Canada: Think Tank
As Canadians continue to adjust their lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one study suggests that working from home could become a permanent thing, causing a possible decline in urban living and an “unprecedented population growth” in the country’s rural areas. The study released Wednesday by think tank Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship attempts to…
The Very Real Personal Costs of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Commentary OK, I have good news and bad news about the murder rate in America. First, the good news. The homicide rate is not as bad as it once was. In 1995, the U.S. murder rate was about twice as high as it is now. Now for the bad news. While final statistics for 2020…
Swiss March in Lakeside Tax Haven to Protest CCP Virus Lockdown
ZUG, Switzerland—Some 500 protesters marched through the Swiss tax haven of Zug on Saturday, wearing white protective suits and chanting dystopian slogans to voice displeasure with rules aimed at limiting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The demonstration was reminiscent of a rally a week ago in Vienna, where thousands opposed to that country’s even-stricter…
Every Vaccine Maker Was Asked to Make Their Doses in Canada and All Said No: Anand
OTTAWA—Every COVID-19 vaccine maker Canada signed a contract with last summer was asked if they could make the doses in Canada and all of them concluded they could not, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Thursday. Anand told the House of Commons industry committee that her department “proactively and repeatedly approached leading vaccine manufacturers” about the…
Pandemic Has Erased 17,300 University Jobs
Australia’s universities are warning further job losses are on the horizon after more than 17,000 people in the sector were left unemployed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sector’s peak body, Universities Australia, estimates about $1.8 billion in revenue was lost in 2020 compared to the year before. Compared to pre-pandemic revenue for…
Trudeau’s Basis for Proroguing Parliament Last Year Was ‘Purely Political,’ Committee Hears
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s motivation for proroguing Parliament last summer in the midst of the WE Charity controversy was for political reasons, a parliamentary committee meeting heard on Jan. 28. “The decision to prorogue … was purely for political reasons and not anything else,” said Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski, a member of the Standing Committee…
Freeland Hints at Potential Hotel Quarantines for Returning Travellers
January 26, 2021
admin
Air travellersCanadaCanada COVIDCCP VirusChrystia FreelandCOVID-19 pandemicmandatory hotel quarantinesnon-essential tripsWorld
0 Comment
OTTAWA—Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is “looking seriously” at tougher travel measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including mandatory hotel quarantines for air travellers returning from non-essential trips abroad. “I would like to stress that we are taking this measure very, very seriously. We are considering the issue very, very seriously,”…
COVID 19: Provinces Work on Revised Plans as Pfizer BioNTech Shipments to Slow Down
Quebec and Ontario, the two provinces hit hardest by the COVID−19 pandemic, say a decision by drugmaker Pfizer−BioNTech to slow vaccine shipments in the coming weeks will mean changes to their respective game plans. Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health David Williams said the company’s decision to delay international vaccine shipments to upgrade production facilities…
Planned Increase in CPP Premiums on Jan. 1 to Hit Some Workers More Due to Pandemic
OTTAWA—Come Jan. 1, Canada Pension Plan contributions are going up again, although higher than originally planned. The reason is largely because of the pandemic’s effect on the labour market, which has some groups noting the impact will be felt by some workers more than others. Here’s a rundown of what’s happening, and how long the…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta