Since the Alberta government loves to compare its COVID-19 performance to worst-affected jurisdictions on earth (eg USA), or New York City Schools for reopening, it's only fair to compare:
NY at least provides a (long!) list of Industries & Work that could shorten the Isolation of sick workers.
Alberta: totally up to the employer.
I don't think people realize just how broadly Alberta's order can be applied, even beyond New York's.
Evidence-based Decision-Making
NY provides a full explanation for their rationale, including links and a list of references.
AB CMOH is essentially "Because I said so".
Policy Administration at its very best.😡
"..I have the authority to take whatever step s that are, IN MY OPINION, necessary in order to lessen the impact of the public health emergency...I hereby make the following order.." [emphasis mine]
Completely opposite to her spin she only advises; elected officials decide.
I'm not a lawyer, but I understand it is harder to get the Courts to review a LEGISLATIVE decision by ELECTED representatives of the people.
But Dr Hinshaw is a CIVIL SERVANT, applying policy. I think that makes her work subject to Judicial Review under ADMINISTRATIVE LAW.
Vaccination Level for Critical Workers..
..being forced back to work before even 5 days of Isolation.
NY: Fully vaccinated only.
AB: Whatevs, Dude.
3, 2, 1, 0 doses - it's all good. YOLO!
Minimum Period without a Fever
NY: 72 hours
AB: 24 hours
In general, the conditions to be met for an employer to use the Exception, and force a worker back before the required Isolation:
NY: this AND that AND that AND that too.
AB: this OR this OR that
"whenever possible"
Alberta employers are "strongly recommended" to follow this complicated "Risk Hierarchy"
• level of vaccination
• time, type and severity of symptoms
• status of every PCR or rapid test
That's a lot of Personal Health Information. What about privacy?
Even if employer has worker's explicit, informed, consent without coercion to Collect/Use/Disclose* all this Personal Health Information:
How are they going to apply it? Do they have the skills to do this?
* Disclose eg. to a Case Manager at an insurer or HR services provider.
Let's say an employer has the following sick workers they are trying to force back to work without even 5 days isolation & rest:
• A has 1 dose, 39º fever, and diarrhea
• B has 0 doses
• C has 2 doses, 39º fever, and a cough
Who goes back to work? When?
It looks like Alberta wrote the Public Health Order referring to a "Schedule 1", which was done by a different group.
I would be insulting Grade 9 students if I insinuated they had slapped Schedule 1 together.
It goes out of its way to ADD workplace risk, not to REDUCE it.
So that must mean:
• if the furnace or boiler stops working
• radiators and their pipes/valves freeze, get blocked, or break
• air intakes or exhaust vents are blocked
The "critical worker" doesn't have to go in to fix it?
@sameo416@SOSAlberta@BarryHunt008@caruzycki Since this Critical Worker Exemption brings sick people into the workplace, why not follow the AHS guidance for healthcare facilities?
"if work spaces are shared by critical workers on different shifts, the critical worker from the 1st shift must leave the work space before the critical worker from the 2nd shift arrive.."
So all the virus that 1st shift leaves suspended in air magically/instantly disappears?
Here's Alberta's back door to status quo of workers serving the public - schools, restaurants, retail, everywhere - wearing only BlueLeakies™.
Even if they are unvaccinated, still sick w positive tests, and have symptoms.
But the City doesn't tell you the $17m/yr is a mortgage payment, of which only the interest portion is operating revenue.
The City lies to you these are all Lease Payments.
On this mortgage, at best the City is getting a breakeven. The City is showing no Interest Income on it.
Let's pretend this is a lease:
• payments starting at $17m/yr
• rising at ridiculously low 1%/yr
• as if CSEC is an affordable housing client needing a rent cap.
CSEC gets ALL the revenues of $1.2b of taxpayer dollars, custom-built, for only $17m/yr.
🧵 Stampede Park Arena aka "future Culture & Entertainment District Event Centre"
City of Calgary's presentation of the financials is deceptive:
• overstating direct benefits to City
• overstating CSEC investment
• understating City investment
• especially from Reserves
Citizens of Calgary do not get a referendum on the deal. In fact, "public consultation" was limited to an announcement on 25 April 2023, releasing this deceptive report.
Our "Referendum" is the Provincial Election Monday 29 May, and its advance voting.
How is City's report deceptive?
• Pretends $316m worth of CSEC mortgage repayment over 35 yrs is upfront capital investment
• Hides the fact the City needs another $316m up front to build arena complex - from Where?
• Disguises $17m/yr of mortgage payments as Lease Income
@JorgeDe83010797 Hi. The other night we chatted briefly about locomotive axle bearings on @MriyaReport and I decided to get up to speed on it a bit. If you want to chat about this on the Spaces, let me know. I can cover generally while you dive deeper.
@JorgeDe83010797@MriyaReport This video goes deeper into the assemblies. I gathered from the Spaces that Russia does not make the bearings themselves, but was curious about their domestic capability for fabrication and maintenance of all parts of the axle box, or even the bogeys.
Let me know if I misunderstand.
• 2 wheels + axle + gear = WAG = wheel set
• 2 or 3 wheel sets assembled into bogey aka truck(?)
• axle box contains the (tapered) roller bearing and transfers load to axle
• have to track roller bearing wear & replace
🧵 Gov of Alberta's Backdoor Prohibition
on School Mask Mandates
IMO, this is the policy holding back EPSB and other school boards in mandating masks in any school, for any period of time, no matter how bad the outbreak.
How is a 6 Sep 2022 Policy a collateral attack on a 26 Oct 2022 Decision?
Because Justice Dunlop made it clear in August that Minister Lagrange would have to enact a Regulation to prohibit masks, not just write a letter and threaten school boards.