Opinion: We are at war with COVID-19. We need to be clear about what victory looks like

A critical difference, of course, is that in 1918, no one went nearly as far as we have today. This is remarkable because wartime governments had more powers under the War Measures Act than they might today under the Emergencies Act. After four years of conflict, Canadians were also compliant, familiar with hardship and tolerant of a variety of interventions unfathomable to modern Canadians. There was also no Charter.

While it is tempting to compare the novel coronavirus to the 1918 flu, similarities are superficial. According to the Ontario government’s numbers, in each of the next two years COVID-19 will likely kill between 10 and 52 Ontarians out of every 100,000 living in the province. In comparison, the Spanish flu killed about 620 of every 100,000 in 1918 alone, making it somewhere between 12 and 62 times more deadly.

Although governments have been tight-lipped, our initial strategy to fight COVID-19 was almost certainly based on an Imperial College London that informed policy makers across the West. Most Canadians may not realize that this approach calls for a 12 to 18 month lockdown. Yes, 12 to 18 months.

GlobeDebate This is an insane take. Does the author think old people are expendable? Young people with comorbidities? Heck, potentially ALL young people? Because this is what he's talking about...a bunch of dead people. How's this.. YOU FIRST.

GlobeDebate Finally someone who doesn’t shy away from looking at this more holistically. Well done.

GlobeDebate Unfortunately the people that knowingly allowed the enemy to infiltrate and gave away our ammunition are still in charge at the federal level.

GlobeDebate A family photo during the Spanish flu! Everyone just put a mask on, and got on with work and life.

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