The exit problem

In every country, we have collectively decided, without even an argument, that we care more about the lives of our fellow citizens than we do about the damned economy.

Canada's Parliament suspended sitting until April 20 last week in an effort to do its part to 'flatten the curve.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

March 18, 2020

Most of the countries in Asia, Europe, and North America are now in lockdown to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus. This is the "suppression" strategy, and it should keep the death rate from going exponential for a while. The unanswered question is: what do we do n...

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