Wow. It’s the end of June and summer has started. Here’s my latest blog newsletter for you. Short and sweet.
Pandemic: Canadians continue to ramp up on getting vaccinated. 30% of the population has been fully vaxxed, including yours truly. Well done! I have been impressed by the Federal government procuring the vaccines, as well as the distribution in Toronto. They even had a big event where over 26,000 people were vaccinated in one day at the Skydome/Rogers Center.
Not everything has been awesome. Take the response from the government of Ontario. The Globe has said it has been the worst of all the provincial governments. Hard to disagree with that assessment. Ford has tried to distract others from his performance by trying to shift some of the blame on to Trudeau. That didn’t go far…Trudeau shifted it back onto Ford big time.
While Canadians have generally been good in getting vaccinated, some pockets have been resistant. So governments like that in Manitoba have been offering incentives. Here’s to everyone getting it done this summer!
There has been some positive things to note regarding the pandemic. Crime has plummetted. Quarantine rules are changing for the better in Canada. So that’s good.
Businesses are trying to return to normal, but even the best of them, like Starbucks, are having a hard time getting supplies. There is still a labour shortage too. We are not out of the woods in terms of business.
Overall, this has been a tough time. As VOX argues, it has not been a sabbatical.
If you need more on the pandemic, the New York Times has a whole section, here.
Non-pandemic things I noted: NFRs are getting smarter, though there are still lots of nonsense. However at least this time people like Sotheby’s are tying their value to the artist themselves. That’s a good thing. Another thing I keep an eye on is ransomware. Sadly, it’s getting worse.
In the US, the GOP are still focused on limiting who can vote in the US. They don’t want to change their platforms, they just want to stay in power.
That is obvious as shown here. Meanwhile, Biden seems to have their number, based on this.As for Canada, there has been a lot of focus on indigenous issues and in particular the residential schools. Here’s a good editorial
on it.
Try and go out and enjoy the nice weather while you can. Everything you can do to make the pandemic better is worth doing.
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