johncormier, 6 months ago

@trendless I mean that is already what has been happening in NB, and I would assume many other places. If you can manage to penetrate the veil of obfuscation she puts up, Dr Russell admits that politics trumped science in the shadowy Covid committee, and the ‘science’ voices (I’ll lump her in that group against my better judgment) were far outnumbered by those whose concerns were not promoting science or saving lives. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/jennifer-russell-covid-19-pandemic-response-political-preferences-decision-making-legislative-committee-1.7016095

johncormier, 6 months ago

@trendless Anyone who watched the live Covid briefings this province used to have recalls the disembodied voice of Bruce Macfarlane whispering to Dr Russell from the sidelines (did he really think we couldn’t hear him?), directing her to say this or that in response to inconvenient questions from the media.

jmcrookston, 6 months ago

@trendless Smith is such an imbecile

Scienceisnotopinions, 6 months ago

@trendless 🤬

EricCarroll, 6 months ago

@trendless As if they didn't already...

trendless, 6 months ago

@EricCarroll oh they did, but they lost a court case about it because it was illegal: https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/08/01/alberta-violated-public-health-act-hinshaw/

EricCarroll, 6 months ago

@trendless oh fascinating, i did not know that.

GeorgiaOnMyMind, 6 months ago

@trendless wow-no words.