All things Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

[QV]

No I read the keystone article...

Ok, thanks.

 

[Quirky]

It's a very well written and thought provoking paper. But it does not support either of Mr. Corcoran's title or your pronouncement, nor does it actually evaluate the effectiveness/necessity of lockdowns.

Regardless, lockdowns, as a whole, were a mistake.

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Regardless, lockdowns, as a whole, were a mistake.

Regardless, lockdowns were required.

Both of us are correct and both of us are wrong.

But at least I'm not chasing my tail.

 

[QV]

Regardless, lockdowns were required.

Both of us are correct and both of us are wrong.

But at least I'm not chasing my tail.

I don't know about that. At the time, experts who wrote emergency pandemic plans were frustrated those plans were completely disregarded. As we also now know one tiny fraction of people censored (via social media and MSM) world leading experts who spoke contrary to the lockdowns.

I'd like to hope we don't make the same mistakes again, but the consistent practice of burying ones head up an ass will see the same mistakes repeated.

 

[mariomike]

A friend of ours in the Canadian film industry tells us the Covid policy remains:

Proof of vaccination.
Regular / routine Covid testing at a lab. Not the DIY kit at home.
Masks on set, when not in front of a camera.

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

I don't know about that. At the time, experts who wrote emergency pandemic plans were frustrated those plans were completely disregarded. As we also now know one tiny fraction of people censored (via social media and MSM) world leading experts who spoke contrary to the lockdowns.

I'd like to hope we don't make the same mistakes again, but the consistent practice of burying ones head up an ass will see the same mistakes repeated.

That tail must smell real good...

 

[brihard]

A friend of ours in the Canadian film industry tells us the Covid policy remains:

Proof of vaccination.
Regular / routine Covid testing at a lab. Not the DIY kit at home.
Masks on set, when not in front of a camera.

Friend of mine is actually the COVID safety supervisor for a film studio in Canada. It’s been very important to their business continuity throughout the pandemic to absolutely hammer precautions and prevent avoidable spread and says lost due to illness. Probably one of the most militant industries in that regard.

 

[mariomike]

Friend of mine is actually the COVID safety supervisor for a film studio in Canada. It’s been very important to their business continuity throughout the pandemic to absolutely hammer precautions and prevent avoidable spread and says lost due to illness. Probably one of the most militant industries in that regard.

She showed us the Policy on her phone, and said they enforced it.

That the studios didn't GAF about anyone's "freedom" when it came to Covid.

Wasn't personal or political. Strictly business.

 

[dapaterson]

Friend of mine is actually the COVID safety supervisor for a film studio in Canada. It’s been very important to their business continuity throughout the pandemic to absolutely hammer precautions and prevent avoidable spread and says lost due to illness. Probably one of the most militant industries in that regard.

The film industry is notoriously cheap. But they also recognize that lost time is lost money.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

It was nice to see, here in Ontario anyway, them drop the draconian measures with this latest bout of covid.
However, now that the panic has subsided, why are we still arguing about it?
Masks, social distancing, vax passports and the arrivescam app, almost $400 million for quarantine hotels including almost $7 mill for 14 people in Calgary. All wasted time and resources.
The sooner we see an end to this idiocy, the better.
Those are my thoughts. They might not be someone else's.
In the end though, I see zero reason for imposing any of it on myself, just so others can feel comfortable with their choices.

 

[Quirky]

Canadian film industry

Never heard of it.

 

[brihard]

Never heard of it.

Then you don’t watch movies. A ton of major US stuff is shot in Vancouver and Toronto areas. We’ve got a pretty significant film production industry, and by no means just ‘Canadian’ shows and films.

 

[Good2Golf]

Never heard of it.

It’s not like a Canadian film producer holds the top 2 of 3 films in the highest grossing films of all times and lots of Canadian cities double for New York, Chicago, Seattle, etc.

 

[Quirky]

It’s not like a Canadian film producer holds the top 2 of 3 films in the highest grossing films of all times and lots of Canadian cities double for New York, Chicago, Seattle, etc.

You mean that woke avatar garbage? People will watch anything….

 

[Good2Golf]

…and jaunty nautical tales…

 

[Halifax Tar]

…and jaunty nautical tales…

Go on!

 

[Good2Golf]

 

[Halifax Tar]

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I had no idea that was filmed in Canada

 

[Jarnhamar]

A friend of ours in the Canadian film industry tells us the Covid policy remains:

What kind of movies do they make?

 

[Good2Golf]

I had no idea that was filmed in Canada

Some CGI was, but the Director and Exec Producer was also Canadian.