Ah, the *vaccines*. The Cons went all in criticizing the government’s planning & preparedness, despite widespread recognition that the country had secured the most comprehensive and diverse supplies. Then they demanded that concrete dates be given, long before final...

2 ...test results were available. Then they demanded complete disclosure of vaccine distribution, despite lack of Health Canada certification and firm delivery dates, calling these facts — you guessed it — “Trudeau’s failure”. When pressed, Trudeau offered transparency and...

3 ...realism, admitting that Canada did not have homegrown supplies, and would probably not be at the front of the line, but soon enough. The Cons torqued this as “last in line”, “after Mexicans” and even “not until 2030”. Then Moderna and Pfizer both indicated Canada was...

4 ...amongst the first to commit orders and therefore *would be* near first in line. The Cons and their supporters are now torquing this as “failing to offer hope” and “lack of transparency”. As soon as Trudeau announced Pfizer shipments were imminent, Field Marshall Doctor..

5 ...Chief Rocket Scientist And Grand Poobah Donald “Idi” Trump announces that any vaccines made in the US must go to Americans first. Even before the Cons can properly torque this further, it’s revealed that Canada arranged supplies from largely European sources. The Takeaway...

6 ...the Cons are relentlessly petty, relentlessly wrong, even relentlessly too stupid to see what’s actually going on. The initial tamping down of expectations was not just a good thing in itself, it avoided creating a high profile target for poorly aimed Trump missiles, and...

7 ...after all this, it was revealed yesterday that the US opted *not* to order sufficient supplies of vaccines, and as a result, Doug Ford intends to study that US model to figure out how to deliver vaccines. This is a study in Conservative dishonesty, & increasingly,...

8 ...stupidity. And, in contrast, it shows the government to be about 17 steps ahead of the Opposition. So, yeah, #cdnmedia, be much, much better. [end]