The non-essential businesses shutdown didn’t worry me much at first. But it’s been 11 weeks now in Ontario, and “non-essentials” are becoming damn essential.
Browsing Category Canadian Life
Secret, Forbidden Rendez-Vous Among Tulips in Pandemic Times
At 5 p.m., I was pacing up and down Preston Street, on the lookout for a dark car of a make and model I couldn’t remember but with an easy-to-spot Quebec licence plate
2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – Looks Normal… and It’s Not
the so-called “new normal” is hard to navigate because there’s the reality—the pandemic—and realities, plural, depending on where we are, who we are, who is in charge and other factors.
The CERB, AKA “Sorry, Eh” Canadian Pandemic Money
I’m one of the 11.38 millions of Canadians who are receiving the CERB, a monthly payment of $2,000 for workers who have lost their income due to COVID-19.
Pandemic Physical ↔ Distancing (Isn’t as Easy as It Sounds)
Hopes for a quick end to the pandemic have vanished and life in “this is the cheat code to stay alive!” lockdown is starting to morph into “okay, let’s find ways to make this bearable on the longer run.”
A Pandemic Mystery – This Strange Black Car, in the Neighbourhood
There may be a new normal taking shape for valid public health reasons. Let’s sure make sure it doesn’t include “police state” in the fine print and that freedom and rights aren’t getting killed by COVID-19.