Manitoba lockdown jumps the shark

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Things in Manitoba are getting weird. Yes, the province’s rising COVID-19 cases are troubling. But perhaps just as troubling is the Pallister government’s recent response, which has lurched from oppressive to bizarre and irrational. New measures like snitch lines, private police, and removing Christmas toys from shop shelves have been…

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Ford government plays footloose with COVID lockdown rules

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Kevin Bacon had it right in the classic 1980’s film Footloose: “From the oldest of times, people danced for a number of reasons. They danced in prayer or so that their crops would be plentiful or so their hunt would be good. And they danced to stay physically fit and…

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Victory for Carolyn Strom is a victory for the right to free expression

Saskatchewan’s highest court has ruled in favour of free expression for a nurse who criticised what she called “sub-par” care that her grandfather received at the end of his life. It is a decision that sets an important precedent for professionals exercising their Charter-protected rights without fear of being silenced…

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