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> Alright, that's just silly. People, very serious policy people, are arguing about that stuff as we speak. > Who is "they"? Who says this? That sounds like a
by aianus 6y ago
> Alright, that's just silly. People, very serious policy people, are arguing about that stuff as we speak.
> Who is "they"? Who says this? That sounds like a strawman to me.
I can't find a single quote from Doug Ford or Justin Trudeau indicating what they think an acceptable infection/death rate is that would allow a partial re-open.
I can find plenty saying the opposite (although I understand, you can't necessarily take these quotes literally):
"I understand the actions we are taking are affecting the lives and livelihoods of people across the province, but these are extraordinary times and we need to do whatever we can to keep individuals and families safe and stop the spread of this terrible virus" - Premier of Ontario
(https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/04/ontario-takes-further-action-to-stop-the-spread-of-covid-19.html https://news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2020/04/ontario-takes-further...)