Circuit breakers, emergency brakes and no brakes as provinces deal with spiking covid cases, which is all us young people’s fault.

Links

* BC Three-week circuit breaker begins now to bend the curve, protect people

* Ontario Implements Provincewide Emergency Brake

* Three Quebec cities head back into lockdown as COVID-19 variants spread

* Kenney pleads with Albertans to follow public health orders, but won’t add restrictions

* Job-protected leave for workers to get COVID-19 vaccine

* Rob Shaw for The Orca: Wrong message, worst time

* Andrew Kurjata thread on being gaslit by the province

* Gavin Dew Twitter announcement

* Political strategist Gavin Dew announces B.C. Liberal leadership bid

BC Housing

* More homes coming for people in need in Vancouver

* Revelstoke – 24 on-bed units being built

* Prince George – new build with 50 affordable rentals & 50 supportive to be built

* Victoria – 70 new temporary spaces for homeless from renovated building

* Victoria – 192 permanent homes for homeless in 4 buildings to be built

* Langford – 120 new affordable homes open

* Whistler – 45 affordable rental homes for >100 residents open

* Haida Gwaii – 19 new supportive homes open

* Rapid Housing Initiative in Capital Region to support 91 new homes for homeless

Quick takes

* It’s time for Canada to focus on expanding our population

* PolitiCoast Ep 203 with Century Initiative interview

* Border and Rule – Fernwood Publishing

* Former prime minister Jean Chrétien part of secretive project to store nuclear waste in Labrador, emails show

* Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Announces Sanctions on Relevant US and Canadian Individuals and Entity

* China sanctions MP Michael Chong, federal subcommittee