Tag Archives: Opinion

Is this the post-pandemic economy? Income for motor vehicle manufacturing down massive 45.8% with retail sector down 17.8%

According to Stats Canada’s fourth-quarter financial report, the income from the retail sector, manufacturing sector, petroleum and coal manufacturing, the food and beverage stores industry, exports of motor vehicles and parts and the motor vehicle and trailer manufacturing all showed income losses in the fourth quarter.

Face-masks cause harm – a review of scientific reports of harms caused by face masks, up to February 2021

A researcher at the Ontario Civil Liberties Association, Denis Randcourt has released a working paper reviewing scientific reports of harms caused by face masks. Denis Randcourt is also a member scientist of PANDA which says that they consider explanations that allow them to count the human costs of COVID-19 globally.

Canada’s Tesla — Will the ‘Maple Majestic’ EV be welcomed with open arms?

Canadian vehicle company AK Motors has recently unveiled a concept car for their new brand “The Maple Majestic.” This EV and potentially hybrid vehicle is designed to adapt better to the harsh conditions that come with Canadian winters — something that other EV’s haven’t fully adapted to yet.

But will it be a first-place contender or a huge wreck for the Canadian automotive industry?

*Analysis: Where do people get their news from on social media?

A Pew Research Center study titled “News Use Across Social Media Platforms in 2020” shines a light on where Americans were getting their news from on social media in 2020. The report also breaks gives some interesting insights into what social media platforms were most popular among Democrats and Republicans.

Unifor loves the idea of “Build Back Better” – advocate for list of very expensive items

Unifor, who represents more than 300,000 members is calling for “the federal government to prioritize improvements to income security, pandemic supports, industrial strategy, critical infrastructure, and public services in the union’s federal budget recommendations, with the goal to #BuildBackBetter from COVID-19.”

Canadian Tire Corporation e-commerce sales up 183% in 2020 as others struggled due to Government lockdowns and policies

The Canadian Tire Corporation which includes Marks Work Warehouse, SportsCheck and Canadian Tire has seen an explosion in retail sales and online e-commerce sales. Retails sales when excluding petroleum were up 11% for the CTC – mainly driven by the retail sales of Canadian Tire growing by 17.6%.

Gun owners targeted again as Prime Minister Trudeau Introduces “New firearms measures” – would allow municipalities to introduce by-laws that restrict storage and transportation

Learn about Prime Minister Trudeau’s new “gun safety measures”…

Agoraphobic tendencies on the rise due to social and physical distancing measures

Agoraphobic tendencies are on the rise — and its due to public health guidelines like social and physical distancing measures.

Up to 10% of world has been infected with COVID-19 – What does that mean for fatality rate?

Our death rate when we calculate for 10% of the Canadian population being infected means that roughly 3.8 million Canadians have been infected with COVID-19 and 20,909 have died with COVID-19.

This would make our infection fatality rate closer to 0.55% (20,909 divided by 3.8 million x 100) within Canada. With over 70% of those deaths coming from Long-term care and retirement homes, it makes almost no sense why we are doing this to our nation.