‘This Christmas will not be the same’: Dr. Tam on COVID-19 in Canada

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, discusses how the holiday season may not look the same due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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55 comments

  1. News flash! My holidays will be done how I want them to be done, neither you or the government has any say in it.

    1. @kevin Jhonson If gramma wishes to take that risk to be with family, that’s her right. Just like we all accept the risk of putting ourselves and our children in vehicles despite 1800 MVA deaths per year in Canada.

    1. @Hop Guild Mmmm, risk the health of my family I will. Contribute to the 1.21 million deaths and 46.9 millions cases I must.

      Natural selection will run its course and hopefully when the new virus comes we won’t have to deal with this again.

    1. The approach is reactive, which is why cases keep climbing. Just encourage masks as a central measure (they work in asia and are harmless) already to stop this in its tracks please. Also please get a spokesperson who can communicate clearly.

    2. @mikei no i am actually quite intelligent unlike you. You are a covidiot but dont worry…i will🙏 for you

    3. @mikei You’re not noticing that the OP isn’t serious, kinda should be questioning your own intelligence methinks.

  2. We should be more concerned with the isolation “camps”and bill 218. Without a resounding NO from the powers that shouldnt be, we all need to be extremely worried.

  3. why stop with christmas
    next Easter will be different
    Next Canada Day will be different
    Christmas for the next 50 years will be different

  4. LMAO!! He’s so frustrated talking to her. Can’t get a straight answer even after he literally begs her for one!

    1. There will be no answer. Waist of time. General talk. Only those who created this virus know and might have answers, if they are still alive.

    2. @Censorship Ingsoc this chick looks like she’s from Extreme Cheapskates the asian girl who feeds her friends food from the dumpster.

  5. If what she is saying is fact, that our current system can not adequately balance its present health care needs. Why are we increasing immigration numbers to an already failing system. Shouldn’t they be finding a balanced module that will control and successfully resolve the present issues, before adding more fuel to the fire.

    1. The government is dead set on collapsing the economy for their great RESET. It’s obvious to some, sadly not all.

  6. How about the trajedies of the mental health issues, addiction, job losses, bankruptsies, and deaths caused by the lockdown and other fear policies?

    1. If snowflakes suffering from these things simply respected social distancing and wearing masks, we wouldn’t be in the situation we are in today… maybe stick to your crystals, essential oils and religious nonsense and leave medicine to the experts?

    2. @Liu Kang The lockdown, social distancing, and mask wearing is the cause of these things.

    3. @Liu Kang So you think if everyone followed the rules the virus would be gone? And I don’t know if you went to medical school, but if you did, please tell me which year they cover job losses and bankruptcies caused by economic lockdowns. Oh, and which year they cover pieces of cotton over your face as a way to eradicate viruses.

    4. @Liu Kang Sure, but don’t leave public policy to medical experts, other wise you get a situation like we have.

  7. I watch this news like I look at a counterfeit dollar bill. They both help me realize what a fake is like

    1. Please do your part! No large gatherings sir. We can flatten the curve. Please we all have to sacrifice and do our part

  8. She’s right. Christmas will be different this year I’m having my kitchen redone. How did Dr. Tam know?

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