Category: masking

How Masking Contributes to Long COVID

Commentary A lingering disorder that can last for months or years is affecting an increasing proportion of the workforce. The symptoms that contribute to Long COVID could be a result of pandemic measures and masking in particular. Increased exposure to microplastics, nanoparticles, chemicals in masks, and nasopharyngeal tests parallel many of the symptoms that define…


Canadians’ Support for COVID-19 Mandates Plunges Despite Warnings of New Wave: Poll

Canadians now have a much smaller appetite for COVID-19 public health measures compared to just months ago, despite warnings of a resurgence of cases fuelled by the Omicron BA.5 variant, says a recent Angus Reid poll. The survey, published on July 20, shows just a quarter of Canadians would now support the reimplementation of a…


More Bad News for the Mask Cult

Commentary Unless you’re visiting a medical facility still taken in by the mask-cult or you live in a big city or some obscure California county run by hypochondriac Democrat whack-jobs, you’re probably generally living your life without being forced to wear a useless, bacteria-laden piece of t-shirt material over your face. However, if your overlords…


‘Shift From Defence to Offence’ to Exit the Pandemic Completely, Expert Group Advises

Scientists and policy experts with a focus on exiting the pandemic say even though most jurisdictions in Canada have more or less lifted or suspended COVID-19 restrictions, not enough attention has been paid to the details of eliminating restrictions and mandates across the board. This results in “huge inconsistencies, caprices and ‘stickiness’” that impede a…


Masking Will No Longer Be Mandatory on Public Transit in Quebec Starting June 18

Quebec is lifting its mask mandate for public transit on June 18. Health Minister Christian Dubé said today in a news release the decision was based on a recommendation by public health officials, adding that the COVID-19 situation in the province continues to improve. Masking will remain mandatory in hospitals, long-term care homes and other…


The Public Health Prophet We Did Not Heed

Commentary Donald Henderson, who died in 2016, was a giant in the field of epidemiology and public health. He was also a man whose prophetic warnings from 2006 we chose to ignore in March of 2020. Dr. Henderson directed a ten-year international effort from 1967–1977 that successfully eradicated smallpox. Following this, he served as Dean…


Group of Doctors, Scientists Call for Immediate Removal of All COVID-19 Restrictions

A group of leading scientists, doctors, and policy professionals says it is time to end all COVID-19 restrictions across Canada, including vaccine mandates and passports. Known as the Canada Science & Policy Committee to Exit the Pandemic, the group says the pandemic is effectively over because it has reached endemic stage. “It’s endemic. We’re good…


The Great Awakening

Commentary INDEPENDENCE, Missouri—The half-circle of 13 chairs that framed the statue of President Harry Truman in the heart of the historic Independence Square this past fall was placed there in the days after 13 American soldiers were killed in the attack on the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in late August. The flags on either side…