Originally Posted by Steve Redgwell
Originally Posted by wabigoon
What do you think, Paul, and anyone else?

Ontario shooting itself in the foot?


I don't think so. If Ontario was the only place that was facing a third wave, then I would consider it, but it is happening almost everywhere.

I don't need to be a doctor to realize that the likelihood of more infections increases rapidly in big cities. At present, the three most populated areas of the province are the hardest hit. Toronto, York, and Peel regions. They are all clustered together in southern Onterrible..Approximatelt 35% of Canada's entire population is located in a small area there.

My personal belief is that the anti-COVID/anti mask/anti-vaccination crowd is keeping this alive. It only takes a few people to spread it around. After a year, I have not seen a definitive explanation as to how it continues, but one thing is clear: more people that are packed into a small space means that COVID will rage on.

Sadly, some factions are blaming Premier Ford. Some say he's not doing enough. That's COVID fatigue talking IMO. He has repeatedly said he is following what the medical people are telling him.

So it goes with the rest of the world. COVID continues in the US, Europe and Asia.

If you want a conspiracy theory, here's one: COVID was the Illuminati's plan to reduce the numbers of people, weaken smaller competitors and make more money for the big guys. The anti-vaccers are making the Illuminati crowd rich! laugh



C’mon, Steve. I don’t think you can lay this on the anti-mask folks. There are a scant few of them and I live near the epicentre of it here in Southern Ontario. In fact, in the past year I’ve seen exactly one guy not wearing a mask in a store (last week) and he was older, so he may have had a medical excuse, though he also had that “don’t give a crap” look. Who knows?

There is a third wave in most places (and a fourth in some), some with more extreme rules than we have. And the record of places who’ve let people live their lives (Texas, Florida, etc) is certainly no worse and, by some accounts, better.