Other than that I am swearing off reading the comments and posting comments. I cannot believe how anyone can support Trump. I’m guessing it is annual budget debt/surplus at start of term vs same at end of term. Covid could leave people with permanent lung damage, or who knows what else. No worries, no one travelling. You are not right just because you don’t allow anybody else to challenge your opinion. The pretense of individual rights has been removed. Maybe just use the ban hammer more often on the nastier buggers. Plus restricting state to state travel is practically impossible with how they are. In fact MTL and NYC have allowed testing to ANYBODY due to underutilisation. Become a member to write your own review. For those of you are not familiar with it, you can look up the “Alaska Highway Treaty”. Essentially the AI will run it all. Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. How do we get people off the volatile edge they’re on and get people focussed on public service, greater good, and common cause? I promise to never yell that at you on the street if I ever see you. See our. Fellow readers, I highly recommend checking out Morris Berman. AMNESIA: COLLECTION is a downloadable collection of the three titles in the Amnesia survival horror series: Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Amnesia: Justine, and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.The games follow a similar theme, with a protagonist dealing with memory loss, trying to uncover the truth behind their identities and the events that have led them to their current circumstances. Stopping the practice of placing hundreds of thousands of seniors four to a room in long term care facilities is a much better place to start than forcing the 96.6 % of the general population not affected by the Covid 19 virus to lockdown while the economy goes into a tailspin. Wearing no seat belt. Zero new deaths. Just took a drive around downtown today an hour or so ago. Hired to be his friend, she believes that his presence is the only thing preventing her from being cast off, penniless, into the streets. Learn Ludwig. QED. Born in the USA was the hit song of the summer. Perhaps there’s a correlation with those nations with deeper social safety nets, compared to the USA, and the virus infection/fatality patterns. The left recognizes difference and refuses to be subjected to the right’s enforcement of sameness. Can you imagine if the USA did not have the greatest medical/health system in the world? The world economy and the individual country states cannot afford another lockdown. A scary gorefest underground. Streaming tv? It’s assumed the ethical high ground. #43 Dolce Vita Prime Video CDN$ 0.00 with a Prime membership. It’s assumed the ethical high ground. Lakes are extremely high. When I read what some say that about the stats, it’s panic for nothing, fake news putting spins on the facts. Give yourself a break from the negativity, even I get anxious if I wade into the comments section. Also….one major reason US case counts have gone thru the roof….they changed how folks are getting classified. Garth, you are loved, this blog is loved and reading it is the highlight of many people’s day. Police agencies, first responders and the military are revered and supported. This guy on Youtube has the real scoop. — YTD Office leases listed up 48% (N=43) I also vote for removal of the comments section. I think we would all come together quite well in the face of a Nova Scotia Nor’easter. #73 Danny Gallivan the greatest hockey announcer evah! I’m just wondering how many statues of Mussolini are there in Italy. With canine sense. You think everyone should be acting calm. Those who were important but problematic are best learned about in museums, schools and from books. Department of Defense End-Of-Season Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Estimates for the 2017-2018 Season, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32023072/ Toronto City Hall is now a tent city. The theory I heard on the rise in promience of tents in places even like NB is…they serve as a reminder to the middle class to shut up and put up – else you could lose your job/house and end up here. Please do not remove the comment section. I would take that data with a very large grain of salt. I’m a leftist because I value freedom for everyone. You could not find a better example of an irrational person of the left who’s governed strictly by feelz than “Steven’s” post above. I like comments where people add insight on what is happening in their neck of the woods. The only thing women seem to lack, is upper body strength. Patriotism, protectionism and power, stressing state over self. There's more at Garth's corporate site. https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/07/03/canada-flattens-coronavirus-curve-newton-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/. India has. How can this not be considered excellent news? 2020. Young women have the ability to work against the male repression that tries to hold them down. The British had guns and farming. The World Health Organization, public health officials, Fauci, Tam and others are routinely undermined. I have noticed some long time posters of real value absent for some time. Some of us really like the comments section and don’t appreciate the idea that Garth would shut it down because someone else told him to. Their son moved on, skeletons in the closet as their lives are grotesquely moving towards the finale. This is communism comrades. The number is likely in the hundreds of millions and we did it . For example, my “view” of knowledge is that it grows though conjecture controlled by criticism. When this is over , we need a collective pat on the back . ————– – Some of the commenters post interesting ideas. However, there are apparently only 43 active cases in the Capital. I believe that you will find that a clause in it provides for unobstructed passage to AK is to be found in it. Trade the blog for one of one of these Garth. ——————– They never caught us. Bees likely perish during long winter with no feed, or no flowers, pollen this spring. It may take a long time for us to regain a sense of purpose. Despite limited financial resources and government repression, they criticized the imperial government policies and highlighted the common … Not dressing warmly in the cold. Decency and so on. Is it beyond the realm of possibility that this is simply set dec? It’s true that politics intersect with economics, so it’s no surprise that a primarily financial blog about real estate and investing touches on political and social issues of the day. It’s the post-decency that’s hardest to correct. Thanks to the revolution the UK ended up being more of a benevolant commonwealth than it might have. – Once they shut down hockey and the schools there wasn’t any large gatherings outside of maybe church. Amen. I look forward to reading your blog everyday. Love your blog, but cringed today when I saw you posted graphs related to Covid totals, but didn’t also post a graph related to the number of tests being conducted. for us to have our real names attached. Thank You. Patriotism, protectionism and power, stressing state over self. I don’t agree with a lot of what is said but everyone is entitled to an opinion. Decades, not years. The negative energy in the world is also increasing and we shall see where that takes us in the next several years. Kick back and watch. That being said. Just look at the comments today about the charts wow! “Hard hit” NYC and MTL have very similar stats and I would expect so, similar climate, layout, transportation, housing stock, problems with LTC – the virus has already blown through the easy pickings. People doing dangerous sports. After finishing Garth’s blog post, you’ll notice at the bottom a bold hyperlink that says [#] comments, followed by an arrow pointing down. This behaviour isn’t limited to politics. I’m not going to feed you, and neither should have Garth. If it will save the blog then I ‘vote’ that you close the comments section, Garth. I dont. Travel over the Easter weekend dropped more than 90%; the government did not tell ski resorts to close for Easter, a popular ski holiday time, but the resorts closed anyway. Canada’s chart will parallel that of the US in the near future. The film follows six women who, having entered a cave system, struggle to survive against the humanoid creatures inside. I don’t get it. Different parties, same outcome, global economy. It ain’t nothin’ wron’ with that. My Vancouver housing charts are up with the June data: See something that needs to be addressed? Greenhouse warming was first calculated more than 120 years ago and those physics are as valid today as they ever were. One in the middle east too. However, it seems we are all too eager to give up our freedoms here. Mr Turner, please don’t shutter the comments section, please don’t be an example of cancel culture. BIPOC. I’ve certainly played my part in bringing down the discourse, so going forward no more engagement. Seattle police chief Carmen Best has been fantastic lately. Any new virus could have untold consequences down the road. Right now I would rather be a broke Canadian and live here than a rich American and live there.” The biggest indicator of hospitalization in the U.S. is not age but obesity. Great column again. Some ridiculously low. Thank you Garth. So comments on subjects such as trade issues and presidential election outcomes are to be expected. The governments and the Corporates both understand it. The “lil maoists” all want to so dearly to start “struggle sessions” getting rid of the 4 Olds. It’s part o’ the blog, I tell ya. No exercise. “Legitimate travellers actually transiting on their way to Alaska are fine.”. The virus doesn’t kill a lot of people but it makes many sick. #61 Roial1 on 07.03.20 at 3:27 pm Garth keep the comments section open. For those that want the comment section shut down try exercising the latter. But then they too were based on sketchy information. The comments section of your blog is like a car crash …. You confusing your left and right?? *big bounce back in sales as anecdotally noted elsewhere for other cities. For one – the economic hardship is very far from that point. Read The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein reviews from parents on Common Sense Media. François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianity—especially the Roman Catholic Church—as well as his advocacy of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. Today would have been parade day to kick off the Calgary Stampede. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Berman Fearing they’ll be next on stage with the dunce cap. Decades, not years.”. It’s that old “you can lead a horse to water….” thing. I never would have known about these people without the comments because their ideas are so foreign to me. All the trolls out there can buzz off in my view. Data shows cases up and deaths down, Media pushes cases because panic gets more eyeballs and ad revenue, That’s crap and you know it. :-). Or is it?”. I’ll have to check out Scientific American….. I agree this division on spinning the facts and not just focusing on understanding or assesing them is really fatiguing.. They are advocating that he shut down the comments section. Thank you Garth for all you do. I’ve had a subscription to The Economist for 15 years. Maybe she should have just said its OK if you are wearing a mask, especially while kissing. *Business property for lease number up, while new signed leases has dropped. For those people, here’s a little tip I like to call: 1. “It’s ‘petard’ you ritard.” Will probably pass of course. #157 Ballingsford on 07.03.20 at 7:29 pm Disaster for a beekeeper. Yep. US this weekend. Common Sense and other associated names and logos are trademarks of Common Sense Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (FEIN: 41-2024986). As a democracy we tend to focus on barbecues and daily life and not the big issues so every once in a while we end up having to cram and cramming is a pain. Despite all the hysterics and the often questionable leadership both north and south, I suspect that basic values and common sense will prevail. Watch. The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein re-imagines the classic tale from a female perspective. Millennium Realist or Cottagers Stay Away! We feel more “contolled” by authority then ever. Your blog is such a great resource for me. New York was hit so hard initially because they had many tourists from Europe, China and other countries where Covid19 was endemic. Governments are afraid of the public, the public is afraid of the governments, they feed off each other. If you destroy history, then from where do we learn ?? VFV,XEF,XEC,CPD,XLB,HYI, ZRE. Compassion and empathy are disappearing. Increasing? A classic Gallivanism : the goalie “kicked out his pad in rapier-like fashion” to foil a “glorious scoring opportunity”. That’s behind the ‘white silence = violence” meme. Late one evening I was afforded my complimentary lay low on the poop deck and chill status while a charter party of players had themselves a white (line) wedding forward. Open up shop in January if you have the stomach for it, and then if the second wave of extreme blog-posts hits, shut it down again. Instead, I’ll occasionally post markets related stuff I find interesting. Some stats from Victoria REB folow. Keep your stick on the ice, we are are pulling for you! Influenced by: John Locke, William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Molière, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Unfortunately for others. Many very well to do families that exist today are reaping the benefits of 3 CENTURIES of free labor. Or, give the moderation keys to others that you trust to leave the scope wide, but mostly out of the vile murk of the internet thus allowing you to devote your time to more productive endeavours. I believe with all my heart things will be better, maybe not this month or this year but it will get better, tens of thousands will surfer but we can all start again. Obviously they don’t like any thought that opposes theirs. The year was 1878 when Indian journalism was nascent with regional newspapers like Bangadarshan, Bombay Samachar, Amrita Bazar Patrika. That’s also a shame. Professor Gupta also remains openly critical of the Government lockdown policy: “The Government’s defence is that this [the Imperial College model] was a plausible worst case scenario. Climate change. #12 BoredBear on 07.03.20 at 1:46 pm The deficit would have exploded in Canada during COVID under any leader who cares about its constituents. Years ago I was an illegal worker (with a few other Canucks) in a Ammunitions plant in Kansas close to Lawrence KS. It means no fun, compliance, no empathy. The New System is being brought up. Ha ha. Canada’s deficit continued to drop into the 2000s as the oil sector took off while the US wallowed in the dot-com bust. And that means realizing that celebrating historical figures who did huge harm to the Indigenous is not very moral. – Canadians have a higher respect for science on average. His Blog. WikiMatrix. Law and order is celebrated, majority rule is accepted and capitalism embraced. This guy on Youtube has the real scoop. What did Obama do for his own people ? She believes that deaths are the only reliable measure, and that the number of cases should not even be presented as it is so reliant on the amount of testing being done. Eventually it may just fizzle out. PMID: 32023072 I agree it was a plausible — or at least a possible — worst case scenario. Viral infections are not new. For others, the virus poses an attack not on society but their value system and their hero, Mr. Trump, who may end up its highest-profile victim in November. Why India’s TikTok ban could help establish it as a major player in the tech world… and cause big problems for the Chinese Cmon Gweedeau, SHOW US THE MONEY/DEAL!!!! It’s all about the New System now. In spite of serious health consequences people still smoke tobacco and now smoking cannabis is legal. It’s a fact, the Republicans were the one’s that abolished slavery. While I normally support accountability, there are too many posters who share private information (like finances!) 20 people getting $2000/month in CERB could rent a mansion for 10k a month and still have enough left to party. Were you not paying attention? On the plus side, I guess that puts a few of us in the true 1% club.”, @SailAway #4 “One of my favourite places to spend time. US death toll is trending down; infections are up. Fear of living is far more dangerous than the fear of dying. Legitimate travellers actually transiting on their way to Alaska are fine. No exercise. Everyone knows that Canadian economic affairs are highly dependent on our southern neighbour and on our relationship with them. More testing yields more positive results. I’ve been wondering what happened to education and common sense. Hi Garth Dear, dear Garth. Certainly the shape of the curves in Europe and Canada are similar, and both quite different from the USA. ”. A reminder – there are few winners from this pandemic. Nor do most warring nations have much trouble on the population front these days. Wondering if The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein is OK for your kids? 54s Viruses are very very tiny. Common Sense Note. Conrad Black. I do appreciate all the great perspectives Garth. Climate change. Sometime ago, over a long lunch, I and several of my friends/cousins had a discussion about that very thing. Far below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes when the friends are now prey, forced to unleash their most primal instincts in an all-out war against an unspeakable horror--one that attacks without warning, again and again. What happened to the “flatten the curve” mantra of Mar/Apr? Even private and corporate landlords had rights of eviction, rent and enforcement of ownership taken away. Many people don’t know the lasting damage of the virus on the 99% of the people who have recovered. There are two ways for this to happen: I am guilty of all three. But there sure are a lot of US plates on “Alaska-bound” cars that never quite seem to make it out of Canada lol. Try it for a week and see if it makes a difference to traffic and to your sanity. Hey Garth. Seems orchestrated to me – from the tents to the occupants to the police “response”. All rights reserved. Excerpt from a BBC article on the subject: “This is in addition to recent findings that the virus, which has been largely considered to be a respiratory disease, can also wreak havoc on the kidneys, liver, heart, and just about every organ system in the body.”, (https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200622-the-long-term-effects-of-covid-19-infection), May I cast another vote for ditching the comments section. Free article It really helps some people but others just don’t want to hear it. #211 SOMETHINGS UP!! @#132 Sail Away American Descent. Science won’t know enough about the lasting damage of this virus to those who ‘recover’ for years. Som’ things keep being told all over again – it ain’t nothin’ wron’ with that. Enjoy the simple things, Prepare a tasty meal at home with your people. Remove the comments section please if only for a few months. Probably have not read such painful, dated reasoning all year. 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