Intellectuals for Sale
In the first week of March 2020, as news of a virus was everywhere, intellectuals associated with the Yale University school of public health penned a letter expressing the conventional wisdom of the moment: we should not lock down. That harms the poor and vulnerable populations. Travel restrictions achieve nothing.
Quarantine, if it is deployed at all, said the letter, should only be for the very sick and only in the interest of the health of the community. Government should never abuse its powers but instead find “the least restrictive measure” that still protects community health.
The letter writers gathered signatures. They found 800 others in their profession to sign it. This was an important document: it signaled that a China-style lockdown would not be tolerated here. Of course the whole text was discarded by governments at all levels everywhere in the world.
Reading it now, we will find that it makes mostly the same points as the Great Barrington Declaration that came out seven months la...
https://brownstone.org/articles/intellectuals-for-sale/
I think Mario nailed it - CUSMA not needed - Canada is done. Where is Carney and Dougie - Pierre chimed in and so far the other 2 are quiet. Oh right Carney on way to Paris to save Ukraine.
https://x.com/mario4thenorth/status/2007433870212272265?s=20
Premier Danielle Smith joins Jason Lavigne live today for a focused, in-depth conversation on the Alberta Next Panel’s Final Recommendations and what they mean for Alberta’s future.
Drawing directly from the Panel’s province-wide public engagement and final report, this interview will walk through the seven key recommendations shaping Alberta’s next steps within Confederation, and the questions Albertans are now asking.
Topics we’ll cover:
Building Alberta-Controlled Institutions – Reducing reliance on Ottawa through Alberta-led governance.
Full Alberta Pension Plan (APP) Proposal – What Albertans must see before any vote.
Alberta-Run Income Tax Study – Costs, benefits, and why Alberta needs to control taxes.
Equalization & Fiscal Federalism Reform – Alberta’s role in pushing national change.
Transition to Alberta Policing – Moving away from the RCMP toward an Alberta Police Service.
Provincial Control Over Immigration – Referendum plans and expanded provincial ...
