While Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to earn good marks in his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the opposition team isn't doing so hot.
The national Conservative Party has finally decided to pull the plug on their leadership race, with which, in their Trumpishness, many party members had hoped to forge ahead despite the pandemic. Not only did a round of public dithering damage their brand, the Conservatives hamhandedly announced the postponement just a day after the final deadline to enter the race — and then refused to extend it.
Somewhere, Justin is smiling.
Out west in Saskatchewan, a provincial cabinet member tweeted that everyone should just deal with the pandemic by praying and repenting. Greg Ottenbreit, minister of highways (as opposed to, of a church) quoted the Old Testament and said, "I guess it worked a few thousand years ago. Couldn’t hurt." Actually, it kind of could — if people take his advice to heart and decline to seek medical help. And yes, in case you're wondering, Ottenbreit's political party is conservative, center-right. He's deleted the tweet.
Saskatchewan isn't leading in the number of people with coronavirus (Quebec is). But we're feeling a little smug that 18 of its 134 cases have been traced to a snowmobile club rally that was held on March 14 in Lakeland, at the foot of beautiful Prince Albert National Park. We (and our woodland creature friends) despise snowmobiles — that's what dogs are for! We cats PURR.
(IMAGE: Sledding in Prince Albert Park)
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