Mark H.

You've got to really feel for places like The Pas and Flin Flon. They have very low case counts & their hospitals are not overloaded Yet, the loosened restrictions don't apply to them, because they're in Northern Health Region.

He already is. If a U.S. President had as much power as a Canadian PM with a majority, it would be an absolute disaster.

Lol. And a month later some of the heralded provinces are a disaster.

There is optimism as we see fewer cases across the province. This is because “YOU” have made good decisions in regards to your activities and gatherings. There will always be those who choose not to adhere to the rules, but the majority of people did the right thing during Christmas and New Years and the numbers are reflecting that. That means we can prepare for reopening at a slow pace. We don’t want to return to this type of lockdown. This process will be slow but productive if done correctly. All provinces (except the Maritimes) are now seeing alarming increases because they did not impose restrictions during Christmas and have only done so recently. I’m happy to share as you can see that Manitoba is on the right track and cases are down substantially. This also means we have to proceed with caution and we will. This is far from over but as I said before, we feel cautiously optimistic. There will be information shared sometime next week. - MLA Eileen Clarke

The craziest thing is, this is all bigger than Donald Trump - the combination of unfettered social media and Trump giving them a voice - led to what we saw on Jan. 6

Both. I’m just tired of large retailers being able to operate.

He has a point.

I was thinking about doing that after Jan. 20, or just locking this thread at that point. With so much going on, a merge would be confusing.

Many have also convinced themselves that 99% of the rioters were Biden supporters wearing Trump / MAGA garb (lol). Their boy Trump tried to be noble and send them home.

This is their version of joining hands and singing kumbaya - problem is - they're all tone deaf.

That statement from Trump has got to be the lamest thing I've ever heard. Pretend you're sending them home while still feeding their insane rhetoric.

It becomes rather unfunny...when you actually know some red hat plebs.

I hope so too. Given our history with backup QBs, it is indeed difficult to not be cynical.

Something gets brought up that’s a legitimate concern, and just because it is not exactly the mainstream narrative, it gets glossed over as ‘so - called negativity.’ This gentleman would have died without intervention, and there’s no way to know how many others like him there are. I am not against the stay at home orders, but they could be presented in a way that is less fear - inducing.

When someone feels the need to stay inside 100% of the time & it begins to effect their physical and mental health, that can be just as bad as picking up the virus No one should stay inside all the time - people should be made more aware that there are safe ways to go outside I don't know which one is worse, I just know both scenarios can lead to some pretty messed up situations and messed up people.

Sure. But you have to see the whole picture. Recognize all the impacts.

It is more likely to affect people who are afraid to leave home. My sister’s neighbour almost died because he was afraid leave his house.

No reason whatsoever that the new variant wouldn’t get here. Until they shut down airports, it’s going to be really hard to believe they are actually serious about combatting Covid. You can’t drive over the border, but as long as you fly, it’s all good. It is all far too arbitrary.

True! We get this a lot in the school system. Every few years it’s time to make a fuss over what NZ & AU are doing.

Merry Christmas to all on MBB. It’s a pretty great community of diehards we have on here.

Oh, I don’t consider the measures harsh, they would just be difficult in situations where a large number of staff have to isolate.

Good plan, but not simple at all. Especially not when a good number of the staff have to isolate themselves.

Are you referring Australian care homes? If so, the opposite is true, look it up.

What sort of intervention would you suggest? Care homes are a reflection of what’s going on in larger society. It’s not like people can stop going in and out of care homes, unless you’re going to have employees live there 24/7. This was bound to happen as soon as we started seeing those high case numbers.

Ah yes. The difference last year is we had a great playoff run, which made the overall season well above average. I know that's what you deep down really want to say - so I'm helping you out. In other news: there's scotch going on the rocks tonight, some Fort Garry Ale in the cooler & a Delicissio in the oven On the screen...will be the 2019 Grey Cup