Tag Archives: covid-19
2 in 3 Canadians want government to take over long-term care facilities
Two in three Canadians want the government to take over long term care facilities as the COVID-19 pandemic exposes tragic realities about the conditions in which Canadian seniors and others who cannot care for themselves live. Recent estimates are that
4 in 5 Canadians want US border to stay closed
More than four in five Canadians want Canada’s border with the United States to stay closed and three quarters would not consider a day trip to the US this summer even if the border opens, a new poll has found.
7 in 10 Canadians blame China for COVID-19 pandemic but reject the term “Chinese virus” – poll
More than seven-in-ten Canadians blame China for the COVID-19 outbreak, but a similar number oppose referring to the novel coronavirus as the “Chinese virus”, a new Research Co. survey has found. The tracking poll found that 72% think the Government
British youth worried for their future prospects in COVID-19 ‘new normal’
Britain’s young people are worried for their future prospects in COVID-19 ‘new normal’ and youth are also turning to traditional media outlets – many for the first time – and rejecting fake news on social media, the latest ‘Youth Covid-19’
Canada looking to increase minimum mortgage down payments from 5% to 10%
Canada is looking to stop its historic household debt soaring even higher due to the novel coronavirus crisis by requiring higher mortgage down payments, the country’s national housing agency said. Evan Siddall, president and CEO of the Canada Mortgage and
Frontline doctor calls Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine deal with China “dangerous”
By Lisa Tanh A frontline physician based in the Greater Toronto Area is warning the public that Canada’s new deal with China to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is “counterproductive” and “dangerous” because of the Chinese government’s longstanding history of secrecy.
Ontario to ban undercover investigations at food processing plants amid COVID-19 outbreaks
Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government is going ahead with a controversial bill banning undercover investigations of health and safety violations at food processing plants in Ontario as the province struggles to contain at least three COVID-19 outbreaks at meat plants
Government extends CERB to international students and foreign workers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government quietly extended Canada Emergency Response Benefit to international students and temporary foreign workers – a move that could cost taxpayers up to an additional $8 billion. While not making an official announcement, the Government of
Government subsidizing food processors to buy PPE for workers raises questions over Canada’s COVID-19 support for billionaire tax avoiders
The Government of Canada’s decision to provide $77.5 million funding for food processors to buy personal protective equipment(PPE) for their workers is raising questions about the propriety of subsidizing billionaire tax avoiders. “Genuinely puzzled,” former Toronto Mayor David Miller tweeted[1]https://twitter.com/iamdavidmiller/status/1257692706907869186.
Petition calling for Derek Sloan to resign gathers momentum
An online petition calling for the resignation of the embattled federal Tory MP Derek Sloan has collected nearly 14,000 signatures as of Monday. The petition accuses the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hastings—Lennox and Addington of “dangerous dog-whistling” fanning the