Ontario, Quebec stress risk of socializing amid surge in COVID-19 cases but don’t tell citizens where outbreaks are taking place /via @globeandmail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-second-wave-sparks-surge-of-covid-19-cases-in-ontario-and-quebec/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

Quebec is expected to impose new restrictions on Quebec City and Montréal today.
This story illustrates a big problem. They may close bars with scant evidence presented to the public bars are a big problem. They may try to further restrict home gatherings with the same data gap.

Experts have told us repeatedly since the start that transparency is key to getting public buy-in. There’s no transparency so people aren’t buying.

“Close the bars” has been such an easy slogan we’ve heard over and over again ever since they opened.

People work in those bars and they’re not all owned by millionaires. The decision to close them should be supported by evidence shared with them and the public.

Lack of buy-in ends up leading to suspicion. The other day I shared a nugget from a Quebec City newspaper revealing that among 50 outbreaks about 20 were from “workplaces” that aren’t schools or bars.

We know a bit about bars and schools, nothing about workplaces. https://twitter.com/traceykent/status/1310565374342111234

That Quebec City piece. https://twitter.com/perreaux/status/1310002011446947840

Alberta deserves some credit for doing a better job than other provinces in letting people know where outbreaks are happening. https://www.alberta.ca/covid-19-alberta-data.aspx#p25721s5

Still needs more detail: How many cases? How many workers, how many customers? When was it discovered? Is it considered contained, or not?