The Official Toronto Discussion Thread

[MikelArteta]

canadians love taxes, love monopolies, hate public transit.

as long as we leave hockey alone all is good.

anywhere else there would be riots etc. but canadians just say aww shucks and carry on

doug ford is so emotional notice malls were open until he saw a few clips of how yorkdale was packed and he got furious

this dude is like a woman who breaks up with you then comes back the next week then breaks up again, just last week he was prepared to open up salons etc.

 

[Brandsdale]

if we can drive more focus towards basketball in this province, maybe we attract more blacks in AB, NS, Ottawa etc. and the whites here leave to BC

 

[Brandsdale]

Yeah I'm sorry but these incompetent fools... my God. I didn't want it to happen. But these small business owners need to say fukk it and open up.

we.straight.puzzy.


adamson bbq is somewhere smoking guvy weed and laughing

 

[Brandsdale]

anywhere else there would be riots etc. but canadians just say aww shucks and carry on

doug ford is so emotional notice malls were open until he saw a few clips of how yorkdale was packed and he got furious

this dude is like a woman who breaks up with you then comes back the next week then breaks up again, just last week he was prepared to open up salons etc.

old whites get a panic attack when they can't find the remote. I wouldn't expect this Yajirobe looking mf to help us either

 

[Brandsdale]

Ontario really is a piece of human fukkin shyt

 

[trick]

So that's a municipal strategy then?

Yep, it's up to the local public health unit. I do get it...the worst areas should get it first, regardless of age. Toronto must do the same instead of getting fukking Forest Hill vaccinated first

 

[trick]

canadians love taxes, love monopolies, hate public transit.

as long as we leave hockey alone all is good.

I really blame these hockey loving farm cacs for voting this motherfukker in. They have no one but themselves to blame. I bet you all it takes is a photo with Don Cherry to get Doug Ford back in the good graces of these cacs

 

[MikelArteta]

I really blame these hockey loving farm cacs for voting this motherfukker in. They have no one but themselves to blame. I bet you all it takes is a photo with Don Cherry to get Doug Ford back in the good graces of these cacs

Say what you want about Rob Ford but he was competent at least.
Doug is just the bumbling fredo

 

[richtree]

Yep, it's up to the local public health unit. I do get it...the worst areas should get it first, regardless of age. Toronto must do the same instead of getting fukking Forest Hill vaccinated first

Drake and his family good out there

 

[President Sakora]

Black and other racialized populations vanished from the online list of those eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 2 of Ontario’s rollout on Tuesday.

The removal was first discovered by Twitter user Simone Racanelli. Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases specialist who sits on the province's vaccine distribution task force, would later take notice.

Speaking to CP24 Wednesday morning, Bogoch confirmed the absence of the group from the list. He said that while not an omission, the incident was “a little peculiar.”

“Someone brought it to my attention that it was actually erased from the website,” he said. “With a few quick emails to the right people, that [Black and other racialized populations] was re-added to the website.”

On Tuesday, the government confirmed it was “moving into” Phase 2 of its vaccination plan, which remains age-focused while also prioritizing those living or working in high-risk congregate settings, individuals with high-risk chronic conditions (and their caregivers), those who cannot work from home and at risk populations.

Research has shown that COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted Black and racialized communities throughout the pandemic.

Moreover, there is a documented hesitancy to vaccines among some Black Canadians and other racialized groups, due to historical medical malpractice against Black patients and anti-Black racism in the Canadian health-care system, which Bogoch says presents another obstacle in getting needles into arms.

“This is where you have to work very closely with your public health units that are implementing this, with your community-based organizations, with your community leaders, to really build trust and reduce barriers to make this accessible,” he said.

In an email to CTV News Toronto, Ontario’s Ministry of Health said the removal was the result of a “web copy error” and that the group should have “never been removed” from the list.

“It was added back as soon as it was brought to our attention,” a spokesperson for the ministry said.



good ole canadian 'cism under a thin veil

 

[jdubnyce]

Black and other racialized populations vanished from the online list of those eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 2 of Ontario’s rollout on Tuesday.

The removal was first discovered by Twitter user Simone Racanelli. Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases specialist who sits on the province's vaccine distribution task force, would later take notice.

Speaking to CP24 Wednesday morning, Bogoch confirmed the absence of the group from the list. He said that while not an omission, the incident was “a little peculiar.”

“Someone brought it to my attention that it was actually erased from the website,” he said. “With a few quick emails to the right people, that [Black and other racialized populations] was re-added to the website.”

On Tuesday, the government confirmed it was “moving into” Phase 2 of its vaccination plan, which remains age-focused while also prioritizing those living or working in high-risk congregate settings, individuals with high-risk chronic conditions (and their caregivers), those who cannot work from home and at risk populations.

Research has shown that COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted Black and racialized communities throughout the pandemic.

Moreover, there is a documented hesitancy to vaccines among some Black Canadians and other racialized groups, due to historical medical malpractice against Black patients and anti-Black racism in the Canadian health-care system, which Bogoch says presents another obstacle in getting needles into arms.

“This is where you have to work very closely with your public health units that are implementing this, with your community-based organizations, with your community leaders, to really build trust and reduce barriers to make this accessible,” he said.

In an email to CTV News Toronto, Ontario’s Ministry of Health said the removal was the result of a “web copy error” and that the group should have “never been removed” from the list.

“It was added back as soon as it was brought to our attention,” a spokesperson for the ministry said.



good ole canadian 'cism under a thin veil

web copy error

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

lol web copy error..smh

 

[Luken]

the last 8months have been absolutely horrible on some people's mental health and finances..i had a female friend who broke down yesterday ..shyt is wild
these policy makers sitting comfy at home not knowing how their actions are killing people. that trudeau/doctors press conference yesterday...zero lack of empathy, zero accountability...

Man tell that girl to man up, tell her to do a month in jail and then break down, this lock-down aint nothing

 

[Luken]

So everything is like closed-closed again except for like the grocery stores wal-mart and costco?

@TradePascalSiakam

 

[Auger]

This is sad on Ontario (and Canada's) part

California Aims to Fully Reopen for ‘Business as Usual’ by June 15 | KQED

“We can confidently say by June 15 that we can start to open up business as as usual, subject to ongoing mask-wearing and ongoing vigilance,” Newsom said during a press conference at the City College of San Francisco Ocean Campus vaccination site. “So this is a big day.”

But for that reopening plan to happen, he said, the vaccine supply has to be sufficient to accommodate everyone 16 and older who wants one, and hospitalization rates statewide must remain stable and low.

Officials, however, did not explain how they would assess those benchmarks or what would constitute a good trajectory. Both Newsom and Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly struggled at times Tuesday to explain the changes without adding caveats.

Under the new plan, businesses will be able to open with “common-sense risk-reduction measures” such as wearing masks and encouraging vaccinations, Ghaly said. Most capacity limits for businesses and recreational activities will be lifted, although larger indoor events, such as conventions, will be allowed only with testing or vaccination verification requirements, he added.