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Thought of the Day - January 30 2022 - By the Numbers
"Numbers" are getting harder and harder to find as countries revamp or wind down their COVID reporting. That said, in aggregate around...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 30, 20221 min read
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Thought of the Day - January 28 2022 - Canada's Stringency Index
It might surprise you to know that according to Our World In Data, which has been providing graphical data insights since the start of...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 28, 20221 min read
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Thought of the Day - January 27 2022 - Lessons from the Google Banner
Over the past week, Google has been displaying the following banner; an animated gif with masked letters with golden armbands. It turns...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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Thought of the Day - January 25 2022 - Transport Disruption Setbacks
It is fascinating how policy changes continue to be put in place that at their core seem to be designed to disrupt transport. Two recent...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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Thought of the Day - January 21 2022 - My Thoughts on Our 2022 Spring Reset
Earlier in the week we talked about the opportunity afforded us this spring to step away from many of our COVID measures. If you have...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 21, 20223 min read
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Thought of the Day - January 17 2022 - Our 2022 Spring Reset
As has been talked about for the last month, probably half of all Canadians will be infected with Omicron by the end of January, meaning...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 17, 20222 min read
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Thought of the Day - January 14 2022 - Abuse
This is the third in a series on the mental effects of the pandemic. Learned Helplessness: Thought of the Day - October 5 2021 - Learned...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 14, 20221 min read
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Thought of the Day - January 13 2022 - Nursing
I know I am going to get myself in trouble with this one, but here goes. Ontario has announced that it will deploy "internationally...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 13, 20221 min read
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Thought of the Day - January 7 2022 - Rapid Tests
There are more and more articles appearing that are critical of BC for not releasing to the public the 1.3 million Rapid Test kits that...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 7, 20222 min read
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Thought of the Day - January 5 2022 - The Japanese Miracle
As you know, I was surprised, like many, when Japan decided to proceed with the Olympic Games this summer. I was thinking, like...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 5, 20222 min read
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Thought of the Day - January 3 2022 - BC is Going in the Right Direction
While it took a little while, it looks like BC is starting to move in the right direction concerning Omicron. Here is the latest...
Cliff Fraser
Jan 3, 20221 min read
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Thought of the Day - December 30 2021 - What's Happening with the Novavax Vaccine?
As you know Canada has approved four vaccines, however, as we are no longer using AstraZeneca and never did use Johnson&Johnson, our eggs...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 30, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - December 29 2021 - Is The Great Shutdown Coming to Canada?
No, I am not talking about government measures to stop the spread, I am thinking ahead to what the significant Omicron case rates will...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 29, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - December 26 2021 - By the Numbers
Today we are going to take a look at Omicron. World cases are up close to 20% this past week (in Canada by close to 150%), due to the...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 26, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - December 24 2021 - What Happens to All Our Expired Vaccines?
As you know at the beginning of 2021 Canada procured more vaccine per capita than any other country in the world. Luckily we did manage...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 24, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - December 23 2021 - Omicron Strategies
It has been interesting observing how different parts of the world react to the Omicron wave. I watched Biden's speech on Tuesday and...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 23, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - December 22 2021 - Shutting Down for the Holidays
You know it's a bad sign when Israel bans flights from Canada. There are still no updated figures, released by Health Canada, concerning...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 22, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - December 17 2021 - No More Holiday Travel
It has been a busy week for bureaucrats as they do their final preparations for the holiday season and the arrival of Omicron. At the...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - December 14 2021 - Fighting Stupid with Stupid
When I saw this headline I could not resist posting on the blog. As you know one recurring theme during COVID times has been the issues...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 14, 20213 min read
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Thought of the Day - December 10 2021 - Christmas Parties
Hey, we are now well into December. Instead of the traditional time for holiday parties with family and friends, this has become the...
Cliff Fraser
Dec 10, 20211 min read
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