Some McGill students to force online study
Social work students at McGill are digging in their heels and refusing to attend in‑person classes.
The official line now is that the return to school won’t spark another surge in contagions.
Radio-Canada is revealing a new hospital policy from Quebec, basically saying everyone will catch Covid so there’s no point in trying to keep it out. Point 4 is “Redéfinir la qualité minimale des soins” which is fucking scary. They can look at how residents were treated in the CHSLDs in March 2020 for examples of how to deliver minimal care. Hospitalizations continue to rise.
Tim S. 12:14 on 2022-01-18 Permalink
So they want families to provide more care. OK. I look forward to the decree obliging employers to give those family members time off and to keep their jobs open for them, while the government provides financial assistance.
I was just reading yesterday (for non-COVID reasons) that 16th century Italian towns had dedicated, permanent trust funds set up to provide the money needed for poor relief, hospitals and extra civic workers during plague outbreaks. Also, that the whole point of plague regulations was to make sure that the towns survived the outbreaks to continue as economic entities. None of this is new.
Kate 12:18 on 2022-01-18 Permalink
And what about people who have no families?
Joey 16:07 on 2022-01-18 Permalink
La Presse: Par exemple, advenant une surcharge trop importante du réseau, au lieu d’offrir des soins « A+ à tout le monde » pourrait-on « donner un B », a dit la Dre Opatrny.
Ah yes, the QC healthcare system, known for decades of adequate funding an A+ level care for all, right up until three weeks ago. I get that this is all very complicated and the policymakers have literally no good options – but some recognition of how fragile things are and how deeply unprepared we were for COVID (and then for Omicron) would at least make the rest of the seemingly impromptu pronouncements from the premier on down seem less full of crap.