COVID-19

Whither the briefings?

Rob Shaw: BC is dropping daily COVID reporting. It should drop the public briefings, too.

From allegedly misleading the legislature to COVID restrictions to construction, this week's ep is worth the wait

Rob Shaw: Dr. Henry will face increasing pressure to speed up her timelines. She should continue to ignore it.

Dene Moore: Already creaking with staff shortages, the situation in Interior Health may be about to get worse – but for the right reason.

Roslyn Kunin: The fiscal conservative case for more preventative care and better lifestyle choices.

Rob Shaw: A mostly-empty throne speech didn’t divert much attention from other provincial governments taking more active control of the decision to phase out COVID restrictions.

Rob Shaw: Over several stages, public health officials prepare to transition from mandates to roll with events as they come.

Jody Vance: As we near the transition from pandemic to endemic, we’re also going to need to transition away from policing different levels of personal risk tolerance.

Even in a pandemic, the kids in Jody Vance’s life are getting on with their lives, at ease with their friends having varying levels of comfort and fear. We’d do well to follow their lead.