This was bound to happen.
The disingenuous weasels that the Canadian Government has become under the “leadership” of Just In Truedope predictably has
found a scapegoat to divert attention from their own ineptitude. And that scapegoat is India.
Here’s the background. Back on Feb 22, 2021,
Canada announced a serious of “tough” new measures to protect Canadians from so-called dangerous new variants in Brazil, South Africa and the UK. These measures primarily targeted international flight arrivals. People flying to Canada as of Feb 22 had to (a) present at departure point prior to boarding a negative RT-PCR test result for Covid-19 taken less than 72 hours before departure (b) they had to wear a mask and follow the strict protocols on the flight (c) when they landed in one of only four open airports they must undergo another RT-PCR test (d) they then must go to a designated hotel for 3 days at their cost (of $2000) to quarantine until the RT-PCR test result was available (e) if the result came back negative they could go home but had to quarantine for another 14 days under random surveillance (they had to show that they had a separate room and bathroom to use to separate themselves from other family), on the 10th day of which there would be another RT-PCR test OR if the airport RT-PCR test came back positive they would be taken to a government-operated detention facility for 14 days (f) after 14 days if they are negative they are free to re-enter society (which itself is under lockdown).
I knew then that the slimy Canadian Government was doing this just to cover their pandering panicking pandemic butts because there was no evidence that such measures would do anything.
Fast forward to April 2021. Canada is setting new records for infections and deaths and a full blown third wave is underway. It is so bad that those twisted skunks could not claim that it would have been worse if they had not put in those measures. So they had to find a scapegoat. Conveniently they latched on to blaming India. This after expressing sympathy and support to the farmer’s protest under duress from certain members of the Trudeau Liberal caucus - which came back to haunt them when Truedope came begging bowl in hand to Modi for vaccines. Still here they are blaming India for their failures.
Here are some choice quotes from the news item in the National Post today.
“India’s devastating second COVID-19 wave correlated with the sudden spike in infected passengers from that country arriving at Canadian airports.” – How is that possible when passengers are only allowed to board with a negative test result, tested just after landing, quarantined at a hotel until the test result came back negative, then quarantined at home even if the test result came back negative, tested at home on the 10th day of home quarantine and forced to quarantine for another 14 days if they tested positive then, quarantined at a government facility if the airport test result came back positive??? So they are admitting that these measures are useless.
“Between March 21 and April 6, 121 flights landed in Toronto carrying infected passengers — 42 of those flights arrived from Delhi.” They have had the strict measures from Feb 22, so why is this being used as an explanation for Mar 21 to Apr 06 arrivals???
“A scientist described B.1.617 to Chennai-based newspaper The Hindu as a ‘homegrown variant and widely exported internationally’.” Which scientist??
“Throughout the pandemic, our actions have been guided by the latest science and evidence,” said spokesperson Cole Davidson. -> Yeah, really? Must be Truedope science because your scientific measures have not stopped a severe third wave in Canada. There's no point blaming India... because if your measures worked it should not have mattered what is happening elsewhere.
P.S. The real reason for the third wave is NOT India. It is because those restrictive rules have a long list of exemptions - mostly temporary farm workers and medical workers - who don't have to undergo those restrictions. None of those is from India. Central America, Caribbean, and Philippines, anyone?
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