Thread by @DonaldWelsh16

Canada is living through the largest social policy failure in its history. It's monumental and how we act as individuals and collectively as a nation will determine our fate. There are dark paths ahead if we aren't careful. 1/

Canadians must ground themselves on a simple set of facts and use reason to craft sound policy. A small but important list.

1) There is no "Canadian" pandemic, we meet none of the traditional criteria. There is a viral concern. Perspective is important. 2/

2) The public health response, as crafted by PHAC, was a high risk gambit with no historical or scientific precedent. It's a monumental mistake as a simple comparison to Sweden shows. 3/

3) Lockdowns were a public health disaster. Data clearly shows they drove the death of thousands, destroyed millions of jobs, shuttered business and decimated education.

Lockdowns accomplished nothing and this "original sin" warps our perspective and policy. 4/

4) Public health deployed a naive, coercive campaign in which facts were immaterial and science openly ridiculed and debased. Public health embraced the silly idea of the "Noble Lie". There is no such thing. 5/

5) Vaccines are a tool, not a holy grail, and they can't be safely or effectively developed on the current time scale. This myopic thinking blinked policy makers who have failed to consider other options. 6/

6) Political leadership has been absent while ideologically driven public health officials were allowed to debase the principles of democracy and human rights. They purposely pitted Canadians against one another to maintain control throughout this disasterous campaign. 7/

It is now time for Canadians to dig themselves out of this hole. We must act together with deliberate purpose. We must wake up from our collective infantilization and face reality. 8/

Our political leaders must openly acknowledge their failings and talk honestly to the public. They must shun the deceit and commit to the truth. Public health should be stripped of power and made subordinate to direct legislative control. 9/

Public health officials should openly apologize for the pain they callously metered out onto the public, especially the working class. They should commit to the dismantling of this corrosive campaign. If not, they should be removed from office by the legislature. 10/

Government should commit to a full and robust judical inquiry. All relevant legislative, cabinet and public health documents should be discussed in the public domain. The inquiry should consider whether officials broke trust with the public. 11/

These actions require real leadership (something in short supply) as the public rapidly loses faith in government as an institution. It's time for all to step up and engage. The foundational principles of this country are hanging in the balance. End.