The political economy of fear
[S]ince love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved. — Niccolò
Ontario walks back new pandemic police powers following widespread backlash
TORONTO — Ontario reversed course on sweeping new police powers Saturday, just one day after Premier Doug Ford announced the measures that triggered a swift
Misleading the public: 13 months of Ontario using suicides, overdose deaths caused by lockdowns as COVID-19 death counts
“Individuals who have died with COVID-19, but not as a result of COVID-19 are included in the case counts for COVID-19 deaths in Toronto” -Toronto Public Health.
Churches across Canada defy shutdown orders to hold in-person Easter service as acts of protest, religious devotion
As it was the second Easter since the COVID-19 outbreak, some churches took a stand against gathering restrictions while others opted for virtual services
Ontario MPP Roman Baber launches lawsuit against Ford government
Baber has maintained strong anti-lockdown views throughout the pandemic. He was even booted out of the PC Caucus earlier this year after calling lockdown measures “deadlier than COVID”
JCCF: Charges dropped against mom and kids fined $18k at border for expired PCR test
The family arrived at the border just two hours after the tests expired after encountering vehicle issues on their way home
Are Pfizer and Moderna vaccines gene therapy?
A Reuters fact-checking report says one man’s claims against the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are false
Petition to stop forced experimental vaccines raises over 600,000 signatures
A group called America’s Frontline Doctors is demanding that no one should feel pressured into accepting an experimental vaccine
Open letter from doctors and scientists alerts European Medicines Agency of COVID-19 vaccine dangers
The group is demanding answers for potential deadly side effects of vaccines, arguing that the EMA’s approval of vaccines was both “premature” and “reckless”
Report says government response to COVID-19 made Canada one of the world’s most miserable countries — even worse than US
Canada’s low score can be attributed to the “strong restrictions in behaviour,” poor economic response, the author says
Study suggests risk of death from loneliness may be greater than obesity
According to a study at Brigham Young University, heightened risk for mortality from a lack of social relationships is greater than that from obesity.
Superior court judge rules elderly couple can be mask free in their condo building
Have mask mandates gone too far when people are restricted access to their condo buildings without masks? A superior court judge in Burlington ruled that
[TW: violence against women; domestic abuse; homicide] WHO’s report shows violence against women is a ‘global public health problem,’ with shutdowns giving rise to shadow pandemic
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EU declares AstraZeneca’s experimental jab safe
The European Union’s medicines regulator declared the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab, which is still undergoing clinical trials, as safe to use following its suspension in several
Thousands joined historical World Wide Rally for Freedom against government restrictions in Toronto
Toronto united on March 20 to ‘Just Say No’ to masks, experimental vaccines and lockdowns
Anti-lockdown protest held in Montreal results in hundreds of tickets against demonstrators
Thousands filled the streets of Montreal over the weekend to protest against the lockdown measures. 10 people were arrested, and over 140 tickets were handed
Edward Snowden and Naomi Klein Discuss The Creeping Surveillance State | Surveillance Pandemic
Skip to 11:13 to catch the beginning of the event: Spy planes, helicopters, and drones surveilled hundreds of thousands of Americans as they took to
How To Stop Living In Fear of COVID (w/Dr. Monica Gandhi)
Our pandemic response has generated untold fear and untold harm to our most vulnerable communities. Here’s a possible way out. Dr. Monica Gandhi is a
[WATCH] Within minutes, video of doctors speaking about reasons not to fear COVID-19 gets removed from YouTube
Canadian doctors spoke in a video outlining reasons not to fear the virus, citing reasons such as unreliable PCR tests
MP Derek Sloan launches petition against ‘vaxxports’ in Canada
As the European Union takes the lead on vaccine passports — proof of vaccination documents — Canada’s chief science adviser is set to release a
