ViewpointsOpinionCanada Has Weathered Other Epidemics, and Will Pull Through This One Too00CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSavePrintMen in Alberta wearing protective masks during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-20. The pandemic killed more than 50,000 people in Canada, most of whom were young adults between the ages of 20 and 40. CP PHOTO/National Archives of CanadaRodney A. Clifton3/22/2020|Updated: 3/23/2020CommentaryThe CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus, is causing panic across the country.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentRodney A. CliftonAuthorRodney A. Clifton is a professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba and a senior fellow at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. Author’s Selected ArticlesWhat Is Carney Going to Do With the Foreign Aid File?Jun 09, 2025It’s Time to Return to the Principle of ‘Trust but Verify’Apr 12, 2025Returning to Reciprocity Is the Only Way Forward for CanadaJan 11, 2025Book Excerpt: ‘From Truth Comes Reconciliation’Nov 28, 2024Related TopicsepidemicscoronavirusSpanish flu