Fully Vaxxed, and Feeling Relaxed

 At the time of this writing, my right arm is sore, and I am tired, but for a good reason. On Friday, I received both the flu shot, as well as the latest COVID-19 booster shot. Now, I know that many people are hesitant to get the newest shot for

Election 2021: It’s now over to voters

 This is Sergio Marchi’s sixth article, in a weekly series of election analysis. He will provide one more wrap-up piece, reviewing the decision made by Canadians and how the leaders managed the 35 day campaign. Finally, the time has arrived for Canadians to speak — with their votes. But before they do,

“What we have here is a failure to communicate.”

 Above: Paul Newman in an outake from the film Cool Hand Luke. The captain in Cool Hand Luke (1967) wasn’t referring to Canada’s vaccine roll out but man, his famous line is apt. Let’s be clear: most Canadians want the Covid-19 vaccine ASAP. So do most Belgians. And Germans. Argentinians. Indians. South

Coronavirus: Two nations, two systems, one pattern

 To no-one’s very great surprise the United States of America handled the first few stages of the Covid-19 pandemic badly. After a period of dithering, denial, and poor attention to expertise, the various levels of government began to act, but unevenly, with poor messaging, fulminating partisanship, and the disadvantage of