Lockdown-exit plans missing three key elements

It’s time for politicians to make room for other parts of civil society—companies, industry associations, unions, churches, charities, and the like—to lead in their particular sectors of life on the road toward relaxed, and eventually lifted, pandemic measures.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other political leaders should create space for civil society to help determine how to move into the next phase of the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY Ray Pennings and Rob Wildeboer

May 8, 2020

What seemed like merely a tantalizing possibility mere weeks ago is slowly and carefully becoming a reality in Canada: provinces are moving to gradually ease COVID-19 lockdowns. Political leaders are taking what they believe is a responsible, staged approach. No one w...

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