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When you hear the CPC make claims that the Gov’t of Canada has failed Canadian small businesses, they overlook the fact that gov’ts around the world are experiencing the same thing, due to the pandemic.
(a thread with charts, to follow – from 4/ onwards. Link in 11/)
When you hear the CPC make claims that the Gov’t of Canada has failed Canadian small businesses, they overlook the fact that gov’ts around the world are experiencing the same thing, due to the pandemic.
(a thread with charts, to follow – from 4/ onwards. Link in 11/)
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And while I’m not suggesting we ignore the plight of small businesses, how much better off would these owners be, if they and/or their employees and/or their customers, were dead from the virus? It’s a false dichotomy to look at the economy vs health …
And while I’m not suggesting we ignore the plight of small businesses, how much better off would these owners be, if they and/or their employees and/or their customers, were dead from the virus? It’s a false dichotomy to look at the economy vs health …
3/
The following quotes and screenshots I made of charts, are from “How Canada's pandemic experience has been easier than some” Evan dyer, CBC News, Mar. 2, 2021 (link to article in tweet 11/)
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The following quotes and screenshots I made of charts, are from “How Canada's pandemic experience has been easier than some” Evan dyer, CBC News, Mar. 2, 2021 (link to article in tweet 11/)
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4/
(link to doc in 11/)
“When historians look back on this pandemic, the first yardstick they'll apply to measure its severity is, of course, the number of people it killed.”
Deaths per 100,000
(more charts to follow)
(link to doc in 11/)
“When historians look back on this pandemic, the first yardstick they'll apply to measure its severity is, of course, the number of people it killed.”
Deaths per 100,000
(more charts to follow)
5/
(link to doc 11/)
“How bad did it get? Canada had least intense pandemic of six [Canada, US, Germany, France, UK, Italy] The peak of intensity is measured here by the highest recorded daily caseload, per capita.”
Peak COVID-19 cases per 100,000
(more charts to follow)
(link to doc 11/)
“How bad did it get? Canada had least intense pandemic of six [Canada, US, Germany, France, UK, Italy] The peak of intensity is measured here by the highest recorded daily caseload, per capita.”
Peak COVID-19 cases per 100,000
(more charts to follow)
6/
(link to doc 11/)
Immunizations vs infections
“Canada placed last among this group .. But it also has posted the lowest per capita caseloads through 2021 [and] more recently, it has started to increase again.”
Daily COVID-19 vaccinations per million
(more to follow)
(link to doc 11/)
Immunizations vs infections
“Canada placed last among this group .. But it also has posted the lowest per capita caseloads through 2021 [and] more recently, it has started to increase again.”
Daily COVID-19 vaccinations per million
(more to follow)
7/
(link to doc in 11/)
New COVID-19 cases by week
(more charts to follow)
(link to doc in 11/)
New COVID-19 cases by week
(more charts to follow)
8/
(link to doc in 11/)
Pandemic GDP loss
(more charts to follow)
(link to doc in 11/)
Pandemic GDP loss
(more charts to follow)
9/
(link to in 11/)
“All six of nations measured here saw … spikes in number of unemployment claims as the pandemic took hold. But some were hit harder than others and some bounced back faster than others.”
Pandemic debts & liabilities to GDP
(another chart to follow)
(link to in 11/)
“All six of nations measured here saw … spikes in number of unemployment claims as the pandemic took hold. But some were hit harder than others and some bounced back faster than others.”
Pandemic debts & liabilities to GDP
(another chart to follow)
10/
(link to doc in 11/)
Pandemic job losses
(note, this is a composite of two screenshots, including when hovering over the current job losses)
(link to doc in 11/)
Pandemic job losses
(note, this is a composite of two screenshots, including when hovering over the current job losses)
11/
Link to the article, referenced in this thread:
“How Canada's pandemic experience has been easier than some” - analysis by Evan Dyer, CBC News, posted Mar 02, 2021
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
Link to the article, referenced in this thread:
“How Canada's pandemic experience has been easier than some” - analysis by Evan Dyer, CBC News, posted Mar 02, 2021
cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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finally, as you look over the charts in this thread, please consider the false dichotomy the CPC is using when they focus solely on job losses or businesses (temporarily?) closing. The fed & prov cons are misleading Canadians, when leaving out full context (IMHO)
finally, as you look over the charts in this thread, please consider the false dichotomy the CPC is using when they focus solely on job losses or businesses (temporarily?) closing. The fed & prov cons are misleading Canadians, when leaving out full context (IMHO)
*to clarify my added note on Pandemic job losses tweet 10/
(chart as seen when I hovered my mouse over grey bars: Current job loss) - where I say "if compared to the much bigger gap of deaths per 100,000" - the stats shown: U.S. 157.95 & Canada 58.81, are the deaths per 100,000
(chart as seen when I hovered my mouse over grey bars: Current job loss) - where I say "if compared to the much bigger gap of deaths per 100,000" - the stats shown: U.S. 157.95 & Canada 58.81, are the deaths per 100,000
13/
adding this tweet from @paulvieira - an update to the vaccination tweet I have in this thread, as it's relevant to tweet 6/ - screenshot of Immunizations vs Infections chart, from CBC News, Mar 2, 2021
adding this tweet from @paulvieira - an update to the vaccination tweet I have in this thread, as it's relevant to tweet 6/ - screenshot of Immunizations vs Infections chart, from CBC News, Mar 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/paulvieira/status/1367187628928495618?s=20
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