Save the COVID blame game for happier times

Why waste any more time and emotional energy blaming anyone, or everyone, when we need governments, political leaders, school boards, and public health agencies to start fixing what went wrong? There are many places to begin, as it happens.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Oct. 1, 2020, walks from the West block with his security detail. Yes, the federal government made mistakes, but it is probably more useful right now for opposition parties, bereaved families, and frustrated parents to focus urgently on correcting past mistakes rather than marinating in resentment or hurling vitriol, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

October 5, 2020

CHELSEA, QUE.—Who is to blame for the ineptitude, delay, and confusion that has marked Canada’s response to COVID-19? The provinces (insert premier’s name here) for caring more about keeping bars, restaurants and schools open than keeping citizens safe? That all-purpose scapegoat, the federal...

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