Amid Second Wave, Canada Needs a Sustainable Pandemic Strategy, Not Lockdowns

A woman walks past bars on Crescent Street in Montreal on Sept. 30, 2020. A 28-day lockdown of bars and restaurants in the city began on Oct. 1. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Commentary

Many years ago, at a Canadian Studies conference at Cambridge University, the estimable Margret Atwood told the audience of Europe- and U.K.-based Canadian specialists that their ability to answer a simple question would reveal the depth of their understanding of Canada.