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A man walks through a deserted Place Royale in Quebec City on the evening of Dec. 31, 2021, shortly before the provincial government’s nightly curfew came into effect. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
The common salutation at the turn of the year is to wish somebody a happy New Year. It will be hard to find happiness if 2022 doesn’t actually provide us with something new, however. The most striking thing that can be said about 2021 is how little different it was from 2020.
