Author Archives: Broderick Visser

VISSER: How much are we willing to abandon for the sake of security?

Are workplace inspections becoming the movie “Pre-Crime” but with today’s COVID twist?

How much are we willing to abandon for the sake of security?

For Diverge writer Broderick Visser, It’s nothing.

FORCED ISOLATION: CPC MP writes Trudeau: “Your government is overstepping its bounds…”

Jeremy Patzer wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Jan. 29 regarding forced isolation in “mandatory quarantine hotels…

Excerpt from letter to Prime Minister Trudeau:

“Respectfully sir, I believe your government is overstepping its bounds and setting a dangerous precedent. No Canadian should ever be prevented from entering their own home. That type of control is not indicative of a free and democratic society. As such, I strongly advise against mandating hotel quarantines for returning Canadians.”

OMA: Ford must act immediately to end long-term care humanitarian crisis

Eight months after a CAF report showed disturbing and horrific conditions within Ontario’s long-term care homes — the Ontario Medical Association is telling Doug Ford that he must act immediately “to end the humanitarian crisis ravaging Ontario’s long-term care homes.”

London, Ont. teen’s death classified as “COVID-related” — no autopsy due to quick burial

Yassin Dabeh died suddenly and was buried the following day. It will remain unknown wjether the 19-year-old died as a result of COVID-19 or due to other means.

Trump’s pardons: did not include “Tiger King” Joe Exotic

Tiger King Joe Exotic’s team was so confident he would be pardoned and released from prison that they waited 14 hours for nothing.

Instead, the now former President pardoned former Trump campaign chairman Steve Bannon, rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black.

“Looming drug shortages,” Ontario’s doctors warn due to COVID

Ontario’s doctors are warning of drug shortages due to “COVID cases skyrocketing and hospital admissions rising.”

The Ontario Medical Association is suggesting ways governments can fix these problems before they get worse.

Bite-resistant clothing company reports record sales as violence against teachers soar

As violence against teachers increases around the world, BitePRO’s bite-resistant clothing is supplying educators an aid in the workplace while reporting record sales of their products.

Class action alleges Pornhub parent company ‘MindGeek’ profits off of abuse and non-consensual content

An Ontario resident has started a proposed class action in Quebec against Montreal-based company MindGeek alleging that it has profited off of child sexual abuse material and non-consensual content since as far back as 2007.

Viva Healthcare Packaging receives $450,000 to produce over 22.5 million masks each month with investment from the Ontario Together Fund

Despite the looming ban of single-use plastics this year, the Ontario government has invested $450,000 in Viva Healthcare Packaging LTD to produce over 27 million masks this year.