Anthony Furey

LATEST STORIES BY ANTHONY FUREY

FUREY: Toronto's top doc keeps the city locked down with fearful rhetoric

Dr. Eileen De Villa seems to be in a competition with Doug Ford to see who can say the most over-the-top remarks about the pandemic.

February 18, 2021 Columnists

Dr. Eileen de Villa, Medical Officer of Health for the City of Toronto attends a news conference in Toronto, on Monday, January 27, 2020.

FUREY: Ontario's numbers continue their massive drop

Ontario is now reporting its lowest COVID-19 numbers in months, clocking in at 904 confirmed cases. The last time we were that low was Oct. 30.

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February 16, 2021 Ontario

Erin Connolly wears a mask to protect them from the COVID-19 virus while looking at clothes at Trailhead in Kingston, Ontario, on Wednesday Feb. 10, 2021.

Ontario to add missing category of COVID deaths in 100-plus age bracket

The Ontario government will add a category for persons aged 100 and over to its COVID-19 data portal after realizing they were lumping those cases — and deaths — in with the 90-99 age bracket.

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February 11, 2021 Ontario

A stethoscope on a laptop keyboard with screen showing coronavirus

FUREY: Ontario fear-mongered we'd face 20,000 cases -- we're at 1,200

Last Wednesday, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts re-opened. Massachusetts art lovers no longer have to worry that they’ll miss their chance to see the gallery’s current exhibitions of Monet, Cezanne, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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February 8, 2021 Columnists

In this file photo, a sign is posted in a Toronto business that was temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

FUREY: Canada made pandemic playbooks -- and we're not following them

It’s quite something to look back and see what Canada’s response to a pandemic was supposed to be and then compare it to what we’ve actually being doing to deal with COVID-19.

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February 6, 2021 Columnists

Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam holds a press conference during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.

Open schools, says open letter from more than 100 Canadian doctors

An open letter signed by more than 100 Canadian doctors , including some of the country’s top pediatric experts, is calling on provincial governments across the country to reopen schools and to keep them open.

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February 3, 2021 Canada

Spending on public schools in Ontario rose by almost $2.8 billion, or 10.6%, between 2013 and 2017, while enrolment increased by a mere 0.2%, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.

FUREY: Pandemic civil liberties abuses most popular among Liberal voters, poll shows

A disturbing new national poll shows just how many civil liberties abuses Canadians — especially Liberal voters — are willing to inflict on their neighbours in the name of battling COVID-19.

February 1, 2021 Canada

FUREY: Canadians deserve more open debate about lockdowns

The other week Brian Lilley and I engaged in a video debate about lockdowns that was posted to YouTube.

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January 30, 2021 Columnists

A person walks past a COVID-19 assessment centre during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Ont., on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.

Ontario's science table head reveals David Fisman conflict-of-interest timing

A statement from the head of Ontario’s science advisory table reveals that a conflict-of-interest on the part of one of the table’s most vocal members was only properly declared after the conflict was first reported by the Toronto Sun .

January 27, 2021 Ontario

David Fisman, a professor of epidemiology at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Science table member paid by teacher union for arguing against school reopenings

Potential conflict of interest: Expert

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January 27, 2021 Ontario

Anthony Furey

LATEST STORIES BY ANTHONY FUREY

FUREY: Toronto's top doc keeps the city locked down with fearful rhetoric

FUREY: Ontario's numbers continue their massive drop

Ontario to add missing category of COVID deaths in 100-plus age bracket

FUREY: Ontario fear-mongered we'd face 20,000 cases -- we're at 1,200

FUREY: Canada made pandemic playbooks -- and we're not following them

Open schools, says open letter from more than 100 Canadian doctors

FUREY: Pandemic civil liberties abuses most popular among Liberal voters, poll shows

FUREY: Canadians deserve more open debate about lockdowns

Ontario's science table head reveals David Fisman conflict-of-interest timing

Science table member paid by teacher union for arguing against school reopenings

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