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The author never says it and probably because he knows the reaction it would cause. "Decisive" lockdown at this point would likely be a troops patrolling the st

• pbourke 6y ago
  There would be nowhere enough troops to patrol the streets in Canada. They could supply extra reinforcement to ports/borders. A closure order + heavy fines/penalties + economic support would work, along with clear messaging around goals and exit criteria.
  • jansan 6y ago
    >along with clear messaging around goals and exit criteria. This! The lack of clear exit criteria and the continous moving of goalposts convinced me that the pandemic is used as a vehicle for a political agenda and even if it mutated into a mild cough politicians would still try to keep the hysteria alive, at least in the EU and Canada.
    • jeofken 6y ago
      Of course. The board of directors in a company work to make their shareholders re-elect them. The leaders in democracies work to make the populace want them re-elected, or scared enough not to dare select an alternative
• gridspy 6y ago
  You only need troops on the street in areas where there is so much unrest that neighbors can't keep "bad actors" in check. I imagine this only being in the heart of cities. The lack of traffic leads to a reduction in crime generally, freeing up police oversight required to keep a lid on that.