Monday, February 1, 2021

Saint Theresa Tam: political grandstander

Vincent J. Curtis

1 Feb 21

RE: Tam urges provinces not to loosen COVID-19 restrictions

An enterprising reporter needs to stick a microphone under Saint Theresa Tam’s nose and ask who the hell she thinks she is.

Saint Tam has called upon the provinces not to loosen COVID-19 restrictions.  Let’s recall that the purpose of closing down the social and economic life of a province is a political decision, made to save the health care system from collapse.  It’s not to save lives, it’s to spread out the pain over time to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed with cases all at once.  “Flatten the curve,” remember?

Hence, when it is clear that the curve has been flattened, and the provincial health care system won’t be overwhelmed, there is no further reason to keep restrictions going.  The goal has been achieved; more economic and social pain is no longer justified.

Saint Tam is not a provincial premier, and does not run a provincial health care system.  Her advice is purely gratuitous.  She has used her new-found fame for political grandstanding before, as in “we can’t save every life, but we must save every life we can.”  That’s a moral argument, arguing for political action.  It is not medical advice.

If Saint Theresa Tam wants to offer political advice, she should make an honest woman of herself and run for public office.

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1 comment:

  1. I think by now we can all be certain Tam doesn't work for us. But she does work for Trudeau and his Marxist-globalist puppet masters. It seems we now have non-elected, politburo bureaucrats directing the police state forces. She has organized independent 'contractors' to enforce her private edicts. As I recall, the 'Brown Shirts' were independent contractors, too. Maybe 20% of the Canadian public is aware of what is really going on. Perhaps I'm being generous ...

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