How the Western world failed in the face of the COVID-19 crisis
ALEXANDRE MASSAUX: In most countries, crisis management is centralized and bureaucratic. But bureaucracy can be a significant obstacle to quick and effective action (FREE)
Tag: Emergency planning
Four strategies to help avoid the next pandemic
DAVID WISHART: Virus expert offers recommendations that would be easier to implement and enforce than other public health measures
Abject failure in U.S., India in face of COVID-19 crisis
India has failed its citizens, especially the vulnerable. The U.S. has hobbled from one makeshift policy fiasco to another
How Canada can confront future pandemics
IAN MADSEN: Our leaders should have ways to handle a public health disaster without throwing half the population into penury (FREE membership content)
Federal government failed to prepare for pandemic
SUSAN MARTINUK: There’s a difference between what Ottawa says about its preparedness and the reality. The results in the face of COVID-19 could be tragic
Are Canadians prepared if the power grid fails?
LEE HARDING: An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack could devastate modern society and result in massive casualties (FREE membership content)
Is Canada heading to a national emergency?
MICHAEL TAUBE: Ignorant, selfish actions by some Canadians put fellow citizens in harm’s way. It must stop now, even if the measures are drastic (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
Don’t let COVID-19 permanently change Canada
PETER STOCKLAND: The speed of the spread and the rise of the body count prove something menacing has us at its mercy. How we deal with it is crucial
Dancing in the dark – in the midst of a hurricane
ALEC BRUCE: In Atlantic Canada, the moment you think you have everything nailed down, a Category 2 storm decides to pop in (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $19)
Only Trudeau could cause a PR nightmare while joining a relief effort
MICHAEL TAUBE: What would possess the ‘selfie PM’ to smile for the cameras at a flood zone with people’s lives hanging in the balance? ($$)
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