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COVID-19 Commentary Archive

Governments in Canada did not ‘follow the science’ during COVID
By Kenneth P. Green | April 3, 2024
COVID school closures dramatically set kids back—here are some solutions
By Paige MacPherson | December 8, 2023
Nova Scotia government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear
By Paige MacPherson | October 11, 2023
Alberta government closed schools during COVID despite contradicting data
By Paige MacPherson | September 14, 2023
Ontario government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear
By Paige MacPherson | September 11, 2023
COVID school closures likely caused significant learning loss in Alberta and beyond
By Derek J. Allison | September 7, 2023
Ottawa and Washington wasted many billions during COVID
By Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill | August 27, 2023
Taxpayers on the hook for more than $110 billion due to Ottawa’s COVID waste
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | June 28, 2023
COVID’s economic, fiscal and health effects—a mixed bag for Canada
By Livio Di Matteo | May 16, 2023
CRA finds more mismanagement with Ottawa’s COVID response
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | February 27, 2023
Federal government still peddling COVID misinformation
By Kenneth P. Green | February 15, 2023
Morneau admits the obvious—COVID policies were seriously flawed
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | January 12, 2023
Governments eschewed science during COVID response
By Kenneth P. Green | January 5, 2023
COVID risk—we’re not ‘all in this together’
By Kenneth P. Green | January 3, 2023
AG confirms billions in COVID spending was poorly targeted—continuing a troubling trend
By Jake Fuss | December 15, 2022
Federal government used pandemic to engineer long-term spending increase
By Livio Di Matteo | November 7, 2022
COVID fallout—a provincial breakdown of the numbers
By Livio Di Matteo | October 24, 2022
Government revenue during COVID—expected massive collapse never happened
By Livio Di Matteo | October 12, 2022
Employment levels during COVID—some provinces fared better than others
By Livio Di Matteo | October 5, 2022
Some provinces weathered COVID economic storm better than others
By Livio Di Matteo | September 22, 2022
COVID school closures dealt predictable blow to student learning
By Derek J. Allison | September 21, 2022
No more mask mandates in schools
By Michael Zwaagstra | August 31, 2022
Politicians made horrific error closing schools during COVID
By Matthew Lau | June 29, 2022
Ottawa’s spending problem predates COVID
By Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss | March 2, 2022
Most New Brunswick parents feel pandemic policies have hurt their child’s education
By Paige MacPherson, Alex Whalen | January 17, 2022