The two most important things to remember about the C19 response.
1) It's the single largest social policy blunder ever in Canadian history.
2) It didn't have to be this way.
Lets break it down.
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1) It's the single largest social policy blunder ever in Canadian history.
2) It didn't have to be this way.
Lets break it down.
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What do we say about an unprepared public health community. They:
1) Badly miscalculated the threat.
2) Implemented draconian policy wildly disproportionate to the threat.
3) Had no ability to adjust.
4) Had no exit strategy other than a high risk vaccine ploy.
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1) Badly miscalculated the threat.
2) Implemented draconian policy wildly disproportionate to the threat.
3) Had no ability to adjust.
4) Had no exit strategy other than a high risk vaccine ploy.
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It's been a slow motion disaster, with policy failure and weak political leadership driving it forward. Its hard not to get angry at the blundering mess public health and gov't have wrought upon a prosperous nation. The word "ineptitude" seems rather fitting.
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The disaster is all around us, some visible but most not. It will take decades to fix and Canadians are about to get a whole lot poorer. Our governmental structures are frozen shut. The illusion of gov't being a positive agent of change has been shattered.
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The blame lies that the top, with our prime minister, provincial premieres and gaggle of uninspiring public health professionals. And let us not forget the academic community who viewed C19 as a lifetime opportunity to indulge in fantasy thinking.
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In many ways, C19 should be viewed as a technocratic failure enabled by misplaced faith in "Experts". It was hard to avoid the endless parade of scientific panels, professional organizations and highly qualified personnel. The retort being there was no other option.
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That would be wrong and there were certainly other viable options. Our provincial/federal gov't could have followed their own pre-written pandemic plans and engaged their emergency management organizations. They really do exist and they were completely ignored.
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This brings me to David Redman, Alberta's former emergency planning chief. He's making the rounds, talking to local groups, informing the public how emergency planning should work. I have attached video clip and it's well worth the time.
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It's a refreshing change to see organized thoughts and a clear decision tree. He makes many excellent points, a few of which I will highlight, the most important being communication, local community support, and real world experience.
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An emergency plan is developed when an event has broader societal implications. It basically involves engaging three sets of stakeholders.
1) Content specialists
2) Organizational/ Logistical Enablers
3) Community leaders/organizations
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1) Content specialists
2) Organizational/ Logistical Enablers
3) Community leaders/organizations
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Contents specialists include but aren't limited to MOHs. A public emergency is more than public health. Seems rather obvious but here we are. Organizational enablers write and implement an emergency plan. The community brings real world experience to the planning process.
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Mr. Redman constantly stresses the importance of communication, transparency and community engagement. He doesn't mince words when describing the current C19 response as disjointed and chaotic.
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He saves special ire for the LTCs which were ignored despite being the #1 target of a respiratory virus. He provides real world examples of how you could have minimized death and it doesn't involve crippling the ability of society to function.
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He scorns the public health community's campaign of fear and the targeting of children for manipulation. His anger levels notably rises with the idea of grandchildren being told they could kill their grandparents. He dismantles this intellectually lazy argument.
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Mr. Redman's standard approach contains many of the elements one finds in the Great Barington Declaration. Perhaps those that believe in the general suppression strategy would find fault so lets propose a positive solution.
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A debate between the Davids. David Redman defender of community oriented responses vs David Fisman theoretical modeler and defender of general suppression. Certainly a worthy educational effort and one that could lift Canada out of this mess.
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