A staffer at the Ontario Legislature said 7 months ago that C19 was over but that the real fight was to save gov't as an institution. I didn't fully comprehend those words at the time but I do now. 1/

The dizzying parade of events his week leaves one shocked but underneath is a simple political reality. We are witnessing a large scale system wide policy failure and no one in politics wants to be left holding this hot potato. 2/

Plenty of blame to go around and an equal amount of scorn should be heaped onto the Feds, the OST and the provinces. Media and academia, normally reliable sources of criticism, have remained compliant or silent. 3/

This won't be a Hollywood ending. No happiness or parades. Just relief that the people and policies underpinning this disaster have mercifully exhausted themselves of credibility.
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Lets hope this nation has the strength for a serious public inquiry with the teeth to recommend civil and criminal charges. Lets also hope Canadians have developed a deeper skepticism of gov't and so called "experts". That belief unduly prolonged this disaster. 5/

Canada's C19 response was a self inflicted wound and it will scar many. That is where this ends and it's a bitter pill to swallow. End.