The criticism in the Cory Foy’s post takes two forms: 1. We were prepared, and 2. Preparedness can not overcome the systemic oppression and exploitation built i

The criticism in the Cory Foy’s post takes two forms: 1. We were prepared, and 2. Preparedness can not overcome the systemic oppression and exploitation built into western capitalist society. I have little patience for the second point which is core to social justice activism. I have little patience for MAGA protectionism either so I’ll address the first point on preparedness. We, across the globe, had varying degrees of strategic preparedness but utterly failed with respect to the tactics and execution required to make those strategies a reality. A good example is the CPIP: Canadian Pandemic Influenza Preparedness guide: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/flu-influenza/canadian-pandemic-influenza-preparedness-planning-guidance-health-sector/table-of-contents.html https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/flu-influenz... This strategy is almost perfect with a few tweaks but Canada dropped the ball on three fronts: 1. Data Sharing, 2. Process Scaling, and 3. Communication. The failures started with an inability to integrate Border Services data into the plan and the system failed to anticipate the scale of isolating the peak number of Snow Birds and March Break travellers returning back to Canada. Strategy is a starting point but it is not the full story with respect to COVID-19 preparedness.