Trudeau was on National TV yesterday urging people to wear masks, urging people to limit travel only for essential services, telling people money will be available to help everyone. Contrast that with Chetos that labeled people who wear masks as being weak, encouraged large gatherings without masks and egged on people to disregard the states measures and go out to bars. Tell me, who is a leader and who is an idiot? Who is trying to keep their country safe and who is trying to divide their country.There is very little in common between the USA leadership fighting the virus and the Canadian leadership.
Part of democracy is to appeal decisions. That's what Trump is doing just as Gore did in 2000. I don't think Trump is going to win. Nor do I think there's fraud in four states to change the results. But he has a right to argue his point legally. That's the democratic process. For four years all we heard from the other side was how Trump was an illegitimate president even after he won. He is a traitor, he colluded with the Russians. It went on and on. Clinton blamed FBI Director Comey, the electoral college, and the Russians. We had a two-year investigation where Trump was undermined. Yet, no one on your side thought that democracy was under siege by all those complaints. In fact, you thought that was democracy working. Yet, you get a little of the same from the other side, and you fall apart. You scream it's the end of democracy in the US. It seems you only believe in democracy when it leans in your favor. Sorry, but that's not what America's about. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
As I've been saying, it ain't over until the fat lady sings. Apparently, Canadians have been learning bad habits from Americans and Europeans. Maybe this will stop the finger-pointing at America, but I doubt it. Trudeau urges Canadians to stay home as Covid-19 surgesNew projections show the country could see 20,000 cases daily if Canadians don't reduce their contacts.https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/20/trudeau-canada-covid-19-surge-438865
Since this is a bear pit, anything goes:
Apparently, Trudeau is following pretty much the same procedures as the American national government and leaving it to their provinces as we leave it to our state governors. It's actually more strict in the USA as certain states have restricted other states from traveling to their states. Not so with Canada's provinces. Of course, the whole thing here was about presidential election politics. Now that it's over, many other countries are going to follow America with large number of cases and confusion as to what to do with their economies. Of course, we won't hear about it here as people will be busy wiping egg off their faces. ...No national lockdown: Provinces have jurisdiction over public health decisions in Canada. But the patchwork of rules across provinces and regions has caused confusion, prompting calls from some quarters for Trudeau to use emergency powers to impose a national, coordinated response to the second wave. Trudeau, however, has remained adamant that he does not want to intrude on provincial decision-making. On Friday, he said using the federal Emergencies Act to restrict travel between provinces is “not an idea I am even contemplating right now.”He also categorically rejected the idea of another nationwide lockdown like the one last spring that saw schools and businesses shuttered across the country. Given the situation isn’t the same in all regions, he said, targeted restrictions are a more effective approach. “It was somewhat simpler in the spring,” he said of the nationwide shutdown. “And it worked to bend that curve. But millions of Canadians suffered and it was a blunt object of a tool.”https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/20/trudeau-canada-covid-19-surge-438865
I've said before I believe he lost and should just move on. But then, I wasn't the one who lost. I seem to recall that your PM went to the Queen to get a ruling using her power to get his way regarding something with Brexit. I don't recall the circumstances. Maybe someone here could remind us. But the point is politicians use whatever powers they can to get their way. Trump is legally using the courts in accordance with our constitution. We don't have royalty to override democracy.
Many people here always are talking about America and knocking it as if it was an outlier. The point I'm making about Canada's escalating rate is that no one has gotten this right at least in the Western world. A little humility from the America knockers is called for. As an American, why don't you stand up for your own country. That's disgusting.
The Democrats stole it fair and square.
You mean like Democrat Gov Newsom of California?Gavin Newsom's French Laundry Outing Crystallizes the Arrogance of COVID-19 DictatorsAfter violating his own rules, California's governor offers deceitful excuses and announces new restrictions for the little people.https://reason.com/2020/11/19/gavin-newsoms-french-laundry-outing-crystallizes-the-arrogance-of-the-covid-19-dictators/
The rules vary from province-to-province, but almost all are discouraging travelling in-between them right now. Actually, due to the latest lockdowns in some places, this weekend some of the travel rules may change again.
Looks like they just shut down Toronto, Canada's largest city. Trudeau says snowbirds should stay home and not travel to Florida. Some snowbirds where I lie have stayed home here in New Jersey. But most have flown the coop to Florida.https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/americas/toronto-lockdown-covid-intl/index.html
The Canadian border to US is closed for the car traffic (except for commercial vehicles), but Canadians can still fly to Florida. About 30% of the snowbirds are planning to go south for the winter, but there are quite a few Canadians who won't go not so much because of Covid, but because of Trump.
New study on masks.https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20201119/how-much-does-wearing-a-mask-protect-you
You sure it's not because it's warming up in Canada?
