Manitoba shifts on masks and care with cautioned optimism
Manitoba moves to optional masks for non vaccinated indoors starting Aug 7 as part of easing COVID rules while weddings and large gatherings await guidance. Column urges action on clean water and senior care, criticizes care home funding and media coverage, and calls for concrete reforms beyond rhetoric.
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Manitoba
Pallister
Roussin
Manitoba Health
Care Home
Hell
Manitoba Museum of Human Rights
Helland
Great Barrier Reef truth and recovery notes
A reader argues against the 2019 claim the Great Barrier Reef was officially dead. Cites Australian Institute of Marine Science data showing coral numbers expanding despite bleaching, with minimal impacts. Explains coral bleaching as loss of algae that colors coral and supports symbiosis.
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Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Coral reef debate over bleaching facts and activism
The piece argues that coral bleaching is not a new phenomenon and cites historical observations from 1862 and 1929, highlighting natural reef dynamics and questioning climate activism. It features quotes from Peter Ridd and Dr. Simon Apte, criticizing IUCN reports and coal dust claims while invoking Mark Twain and Jesus for emphasis.
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Eugen von Ransonnet
GBR
Maurice Yonge
Peter Ridd
Queensland
IUCN
Kidd
Simon Apte
CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Mark ‘Twain
Jesus Christ
John
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