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While this insanity ☝️is happening in Ontario... (April 12 2021)
MPP Randy Hillier wants lockdowns in Ontario to end (Ontario is in a bad place with the variants putting younger people in ICU and the hospitals overloaded). (Photo from Nov 2020 but his organized protests are still happening in April 2021)
Sea of dangerous morons being spurred on by a high ranking government official stoking their fears and swaying more people every day!
5G signs ?♀️
Ontario Canada is struggling with COVID. Our premiere is a conservative who has been doing half measures in order to appease his base and big business buddies; this was all reasonably manageable (still with many lives lost) until the variants started kicking our asses. Also Canada’s vaccine rollout is insanely behind. My husband is a front line worker and I care for my immobile high risk father and this moron is organizing end the lockdown rallies at businesses in my area (April 9 2021). The businesses are suffering and losing their licenses for being stupid enough to get involved. More maskless protests are planned and we need to tell this man to stop. If you are in Ontario or elsewhere in Canada this affects you. If you are in the US in bordering states (my elderly mother is in NY state) this affects you as the border won’t open. Email and call please. Please share. Let’s flood this assholes office!
Bruenor says Plz don’t help stop the lockdown because he loves his humans at home all the fucking time.
muscarinenya
I live in Quebec currently and nobody respects the new emergency measures in force, dozens of maskless kids playing in the parc below atm
GinOClock
Fuck, I'm so glad I don't live there anymore
Sonzarellli
Please don't, Canada
Tomadzo
I just wish the virus would kill these shitheads alone, but disease doesn’t work that way
Bendmydickcuminhersnatch
Here in the US, we don't need doctors to explain to us. We already know how broken the system is.
ensensu
Quarantine the idiots with the virus, then you get 'chosen one' idiots who become immune.
AxelBeingCivil
Hillier's riding is relatively isolated, so it doesn't have many cases. Hence why they get to act like this.
Dinos91
Brazil is intubating people without sedatives, buckle up buckaroos
tyrsfavoritesword
That real deep throat experience
IhopeyougetstageIIIcoloncancer
Randy Hillier is objectively the cuntiest cunt to ever cunt and is making everything worse. Please don't give him recognition.
hellomynameisbaymax
I want him to be bombarded with calls and emails because it works, it’s not to publicize. I trust imgur to be the community to do the best.
IhopeyougetstageIIIcoloncancer
Alright then. It is a tough needle to thread between "giving him attention" and "giving him attention he'll hate". God, he's just the worst.
decius
Rygoon
That fucker, right there. Absolute fuck up!
double0jesus
Randy Hillier is the biggest piece of shit in Ontario politics, which is saying a lot
SJBSavageInk
Is it failing or is there just a lack of icu beds because of covid ventilator patients, so they have to be selective?
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
Correct. We can’t keep up with the surge.
SJBSavageInk
Yea, that's not exactly the same thing as failing. Literally everywhere has that problem.
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
But a common problem isn’t sensationalist enough for internet points.
MasterTaco89WasTaken
Huh... There are dumbasses in Canada too... Apparently that's contagious... On behalf of America, we're sorry we gave you The Stupid.
fudgesickle
We elected a Premier who was a highschool drug dealer. We have pur fair share of stupid voters here too. But thank you.
VaultGirl69
If Canada is willing, I will trade citizenship with one of these people. They will love Oklahoma.
kamosey
People who deny the danger of covid and refuse to protect others should sign an affidavit that they won't accept medical treatment for it.
LastProphecy
b...b...but then their actions would have consequences. The whole point of "No Mask Monday" is to kill with no consequences.
BooRadleyLives
God dammit, Canada! You're supposed to be the reasonable nation in North America!
circlebreaker
MrFancyPanzer
Thought it said randy Hitler at first.
longislandicedbee
So ashamed to live in this area right now. First protests in St. Catherines and now in the falls. Stay home you idiots
circlebreaker
Those fools live everywhere, so don't feel especially embarrassed. They're not exactly a dime a dozen, just prodigious breeders.
hellsCosmosDog
Geez here I use to pint the finger at America for being a tipis during these times. Now I’m ashamed to be Canadian. We need help.
UpJumpTheBoogie
I was super bummed out that Covid had blocked us emigrating to Ontario in 2020. Now, though, I feel my family dodged a bullet.
UpJumpTheBoogie
Really hope things get better fast there - not for my sake, but for those caught up in this shitshow. Wear a fucking mask and stop mixing!
UpJumpTheBoogie
(PS: Lockdowns work. Bullshit does not.)
Isiel89
I’m in Ottawa @OP and it is just so bad here. We even stopped going to backyard nights because of this new wave. Hillier is a reckless moron
WGTBaal
The hell s a backyard night?
EvilKam
I mean, if a backyard night means "group get-together", you've lived without them for over a year at this point, no reason to complain now.
Isiel89
And should be charged with reckless endangerment of every single person in every single rally. We can’t even get vaccines for <55 still!
jrblast
They wouldn't even fine him when he had 27 people over for dinner in the second lockdown.
theelectrictrain
Ford dumped on QC because of our curfew. Said it was taking away people’s freedom. Then he gave cops the right to randomly question anyone.
hellomynameisbaymax
And now he’s pulled back.
wipethatfaceoffyourheadbitch
And they’re refusing to do it lol
zenoxomega
Personally, I believe people who participate in such gatherings should be bard from medical services if they get covid. Let them die.
zenoxomega
Wanna play with fire, you get burned. Want to not social distance and not wear a mask... die
AzothTheGuildRat
My wife is a nurse in our hospital, we also live in Ontario, and our city is grossly under prepared for this if it hits hard here.
autisticcatlady
best of luck to you both, i hope you stay healthy, and the virus doesn't hit hard
AzothTheGuildRat
We've been sorta sheltered and had low numbers so far. Last year they spent boat loads to prepare for large numbers of cases. Budget gone..
hellomynameisbaymax
I’m so sorry.
AzothTheGuildRat
We've been fairly fortunate. But if it his us bad we are screwed.
DarshDarker
Provincial government - not doing enough. Federal government - not stepping up to do what must be done. We're boned.
phantomIimb
Also our provincial government keeps blaming the federal government instead of accepting their help. This week it's the Red Cross nurses
DarshDarker
Yeah, what's up with that? He says he needs help (they're moving patients into long-term care homes b/c they can't cope) then refuses help
phantomIimb
It makes no sense. Now that help is offered he's saying it's actually a supply issue, but the numbers don't show that. Beyond frustrating
letsmosey1999
Oh shit, this is my hometown >
julesderamablam
Same? You’re CP or Perth?
hellomynameisbaymax
Hello neighbour!
Imheretoupvotebecauseisuckatposting
Conservatives fucking up your country, too? Genuinely sorry
circlebreaker
AxelBeingCivil
Man, imagine if we had a system like proportional representation and we never had to think that way again.
circlebreaker
The Liberals were mulling the idea at some point, but I don't think that it was an official part of their platform. Would have been nice...
AxelBeingCivil
It was, actually! I know because I went and listened to Trudeau speak at a campaign rally about it. The thing is, PR doesn't get a (1)
AxelBeingCivil
liberal majority in the same way that, say, instant runoff balloting does, so Trudeau ran two election commission studies, both said (2)
Brhino
I feel like "let's train for the fact that people are going to die unnecessarily" is maybe not the time to deploy the smiley face emoji.
FoamingToad
Why not? Sarcasm aside, the electorate have apparently decided that it's OK. Either the electorate, party, or counting system needs change.
Zamm005
Oh I dono, at least it didn’t end “come and practise crying for your dying loved ones this week ahead of the real thing next week!”
NaughtButOne
Or the exclamation marks. I wish to set fire to whoever wrote that (if it's real). I really hope it isn't real.
hellomynameisbaymax
It’s real.
catsandcoke
It’s a great opportunity! Hooray! That was a really messed up message.
GodsFoot
:P
Promethianfire
This observation could not have been made more eloquently. Well done.
Mikaru86
Have you ever hung out with nurses or doctors? Crass humor is a bit of an understatement. It's the only way to keep doing that job and not >
tibby
Fun fact: I'm already broken on the inside! Humour is the only way I shield myself from openly crumbling! Hm...maybe not such a fun fact...
Mikaru86
break inside.
hellomynameisbaymax
Completely agree! Someone raised the point that health care professionals need to reposition/reframe in order to manage but I also cringed.
Rumpocalypse
In the end, we are people going to work just like you. If you want us to not burn out you're gonna have to let some shit go. I'm in the
Rumpocalypse
hospital every day and the reality is that somebody's loved one's death is probably just a wednesday to us. We handle it the best we can
Rumpocalypse
But if you want us to constantly feel what's going on around us we'll go insane.
chapitaine
Yep i agree
hellomynameisbaymax
I completely understand. Do what you need to care for others and not burn out!
ThePretentiousGentleman
I think it’s called empathy fatigue, and it’s a necessary response to protect one’s emotions from killing them.
ImJustSoFckingSickOfThisBllsht
There is a cancer of greed and ignorance in this world, and it needs to get cut out. No doubt in my this cancer is Fermi's Great Filter.
Promethianfire
This is in Canada
ImJustSoFckingSickOfThisBllsht
And the US (although we voted ourselves a bit of reprieve), and Brazil, and too large a portion of other countries of the world.
Promethianfire
Yes but Canada has universal healthcare, so the "its all greed!" angle doesn't work.
ImJustSoFckingSickOfThisBllsht
If the health system is collapsing because a politician is taking advantage of the ignorance of voters, he is power hungry/basically greedy.
ImJustSoFckingSickOfThisBllsht
Oh, I think your quip flew over my head for a moment. *AHEM* --- "Hi Canada, I'm Dad."
Uglytattoos
Why wouldn’t someone be eligible for ICU care?
buzzingbee
ICUs are full.
TheresnoDanaonlyZuul
People already too old or already in hospice, too sick, etc. They want to make room for able-bodied younger people that have a chance
whyarntyouplayingmountandblade
Too old, too sick, too many co-morbitidies
jrblast
And, most importantly, not enough ICU beds/staff.
StephenDaniels
Not enough beds or staff would be my guess.
AirshipNavigator
Triage. Their condition is such that even with ICU support there is a reasonable chance they will not survive. So, palliative care.
lemonbasil
No! That's what that means? I can't believe it.
speculaas
Where have you been? At the worst point in Italy, people over 60 were not getting ventilators because there were not enough.
PiiCii
Also the other way, that their condition isn't severe enough to be hospitalized.
AirshipNavigator
In Ontario, we are at roughly 50% of our ICU beds being used for COVID.
Uglytattoos
That’s horrible, and I’m sorry
madbydesign
This is what happens when you elect a crackhead’s brother.
AbsolutelyDramaticNutjob
Hiller is an Independent that the PC party booted out.
fudgesickle
Both brothers were drug dealers in highschool. Both got beat up by my buddies.
GenStrike
Haha, nice.
ClericOfTheProsperityGospel
That email was 100% written by a sociopath. 'This is a great chance' great chance to get fucked up enough to suck a shotgun.
NicolasKevinMac
Medical professionals learn to emotionally distance themselves from the horrors of the job, because if they didn't, they'd kill themselves.
ClericOfTheProsperityGospel
It's an HR person. And yes. I imagine the consequences of this training being needed will result in a few suicides.
NaughtButOne
Most HR reps, in my experience. They're taught to always frame everything as a positive, don't use negative words, etc. It's insane.
ThatDudeDev
*~*~* Since were caught masturbating in the same handicap stall, this is a great opportunity for a permanent vacation!! :D *~*~*
PervyAesSedai
I mean it's the only way to know for sure you'll get away from Courtney Love...
PaintedSlate
Too soon.
ventikona
It’s written for med students who will be excited to have the opportunity to learn this before they become doctors.
Feralkyn
It's more likely written by people who do this shit for a living day in/day out and it's just a workday for them.
AttackoftheRobotMonkeys
I kinda feel like your outrage is in the wrong direction
AttackoftheRobotMonkeys
I mean sure 'person who has seen a lot in the past twelve months didn't use the language I want amongst their peers' is a pretty big deal
ClericOfTheProsperityGospel
Oh cut me a break. I only have 140 characters a comment. Any 'outrage' I'm feeling is directed at the cause of this training being needed -
ClericOfTheProsperityGospel
- But that doesn't change the fact that the author of the email, (who as someone organizing a training is 100% on the administrative level-
ClericOfTheProsperityGospel
- and is probably HR, at best a manager, has likely only seen 'a lot' of zoom calls and their own home in the past twelve months) -
Solifluction
I hear you but delivering bad news to patients is a necessary skill and currently there's a significant need for more medical professionals
ValenceBond
I’d argue it’s a necessary component of good bedside manner. Even as an engineer I was trained how to communicate information.
Solifluction
to know how to deliver the bad news, and move on to do good is imperative just now. As for tone... Well there are already...
Solifluction
A few thousand scrubs memes about how they all make jokes so they can get through the hard times and keep on working... This is that but in
Solifluction
Real life. These letters are about interdepartmental communications. Laypeople aren't supposed to see them because why would we really care.
Solifluction
But we read them and we feel like its sociopathic. But its cathartic. The same way we all post about Karen's at Walmart.
Sh3llysh3ll
I remember not too long ago Canada was being all.smug to Merica about raging covid
hellomynameisbaymax
It’s so true. It was gross and it’s still gross.
Blackranger3d
And we still should be. The US death rate is insance Americans just don’t seem to care. You’re all used to just letting them die for freedom
BigUglyBear
Never celebrate early.
Filanwizard
not to long ago we had a president that acted just like this MP in Canada.
decius
Our country does have an excessive superiority/inferiority complex, but the US did let aloooot of people die before getting off their asses
decius
Turns out neither country is a perfect paragon of amazingness ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
mkwai
Tbf, when I try to get US folks to be proud of their country, I get downvoted to hell by US folks.
RyanH42
Because the US has nothing to be proud of.
Saric92
We havent had something to be proud about for a long time bucko
mkwai
What about fried chicken?
McMeowenstein
Except Ontario doesn’t represent Canada.
fudgesickle
Wait a few weeks, what is happening in Ontario and Quebec will make it's way west to Alberta and BC. 3rd wave is coming for you too.
LoganSlimc0ck
What about montreal? Where there was protests and rioting because of stricter lockdowns?
AWittyFurryUsername
The protests were over a 8pm curfew which is taking it way too far.
AWittyFurryUsername
I'm not saying the protests were warrented by 8om isn't either. Just forces people to shop while things are open instead of spread out.
marbar
I did the math... if Ontario Had the population of the USA, we would be having about 100k cases per day
Blackranger3d
Thank you. Numbers help keep things in perspective.
SomeOneHasBeenLookingForYou
Can’t confirm off hand: but models have 30k cases by may at the current trend?? So “absolutely horrible” by all accounts
marbar
Oh my math is at 4200 per day. I had heard 18k a day but could be wrong.
RealisticAdventurer
iirc 30k by end of May was before the new measure were put into place yesterday.
SomeOneHasBeenLookingForYou
We’ll see how that plays out w/ the actual causes not being properly targeted and people be idiots...
TinFoilKat
What happened to Canada’s amazing healthcare system that supposedly puts americas to shame?
JohnSanAgustin
Waiting for an intelligent response to this... ???
RealisticAdventurer
There's lot of replies above you, I think you are just looking for a reply that agrees with you.
TheMasterofbation
No one will go broke or into bankruptcy battling this disease you idiot. Our government fucked up bad. Yours is completely broken.
loma45
The healthcare system is the LAST line of defence against COVID, not the first.
Blackranger3d
This.
Blackranger3d
A raging pandemic happened. Our system is NOT perfect. But it’s light years better than the US system of letting them just die.
tamajor
The source of this problem is leadership not taking proper precautions, thus overloading an otherwise functional healthcare system.
ktt45102
How does that account for Canada’s abysmal rollout of the vaccine then? I’ll tell you but you wouldn’t believe me.
tamajor
Because the rollout is controlled by leadership and not healthcare professionals? But I'll listen if you want to blame medical professionals
UnnecessaryExposition
Partially vaccine deals not being delivered. Some part US taking our priority in vaccines. Lots of provincial rollout issues.
fudgesickle
This!
ThatRandomCanadian
Premier dropped the ball.
ilovebigmutts
Tbf the GTA has always considered themselves Americans
GenStrike
It has fucking not.
Blackranger3d
Born and raised in the GTA. Those are fighting words. Seriously why would you even think that. Ugh.
ilovebigmutts
Being West of the 100th meridian will do that, also chill out...?
fudgesickle
Same here. The rest of Canada just likes to complain of Toronto/GTA. Been hearing it all my life.
SomeOneHasBeenLookingForYou
Likewise; I’ll back ya!