Anthony Furey

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FUREY: New poll shows majority of Canadians are ready to live with COVID-19

For much of the pandemic, opinion polling indicated that Canadians had been largely supportive of government COVID-19 measures. Lockdowns typically received the approval of two thirds of respondents.

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December 11, 2021 Columnists

Lily Cho takes a photo of her daughter Harriet Cho after she received her vaccine at a Humber River Hospital vaccination clinic after Canada approved Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, in Toronto, November 25, 2021.

FUREY: Ontario hitting 1,000 cases just isn't the big deal it used to be

The news on Friday that Ontario had once again crossed the threshold of reporting 1,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 was met with predictable cries from some corners that we are now presented with an urgent problem that compels us to “do something” — that “something” being the restricting, in some way or another, of our daily lives.

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December 4, 2021 Columnists

Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, speaks during a press conference regarding COVID-19 at the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto on Wednesday, September 29, 2021.

FUREY: Canada, it's long overdue that we drop the COVID alarmism cycle

Friday was scary. It seemed like March 2020 all over again. A new variant was coming, and we were told it could be much worse. Every hour a new country announced they were implementing border restrictions covering half a dozen south African countries.

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November 29, 2021 Columnists

FUREY: Opposition politicians are torquing COVID fears for strategic gain

Do you want mature policies that work to get us back to normal or do you want to score cheap points to momentarily give you a bump in the polls?

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November 27, 2021 Columnists

Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole speaks in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill following the Throne Speech in Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 23, 2021.

FUREY: Read what the kids' vaccine approval actually says -- it's not a ringing endorsement

This week, the country is set to embark on the roll-out of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for kids in the 5-11 age bracket. It’s looking like this may sadly be one of the more tense and divided parts of the pandemic response to date.

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November 22, 2021 Columnists

Israeli boy Yoav, 9, receives a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Meuhedet Healthcare Services Organisation in Tel Aviv on November 22, 2021, as Israel begins coronavirus vaccination campaign for 5 to 11-year-olds.

FUREY: U.S. parents are speaking out loudly on schools -- will the same happen in Canada?

Last week, the Toronto District School Board had to issue a clarification after it found itself facing criticism for apparently saying no to two school book club events featuring prominent female authors.

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November 15, 2021 Columnists

A child wears a face mask on the first day of New York City schools, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Brooklyn, New York, Sept. 13, 2021.

FUREY: The COP26 crowd should know that Canadians' emissions are decreasing

As usual, there was a lot of heated rhetoric doing the rounds at the COP26 Glasgow climate summit that just wrapped up.

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November 13, 2021 Columnists

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on Nov. 1, 2021.

FUREY: Despite activists' push to tax meat, Libs rule it out for Canada

There’s much talk of taxing meat right now as climate activists and policymakers meet in Glasgow for COP26. But the Liberal government says there’s no plan to hit Canadians with any such tax.

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November 8, 2021 Columnists

Canadian pork shoulders are prepped on a butcher's counter in Toronto in this file photo.

FUREY: It's time hospital CEOs faced some public scrutiny

When Alberta backtracked on its plans to do away with most COVID-19 restrictions and bring in a vaccine passport system in September, their main rationale was hospital capacity issues.

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November 6, 2021 Columnists

The UHN covers Toronto General, Toronto Western and Princess Margaret Hospitals, among other facilities.

FUREY: More nuance is needed around the kids' vaccine discussion

On Tuesday evening, Health Canada posted to Twitter that it would take “months” for them to review Pfizer’s submission concerning vaccines for children, ages five to 11.

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November 3, 2021 Columnists

Josclyn Ledisma, 5, gives a thumbs up after receiving her first dose of COVID vaccine inside Mary's Center in Washington, D.C., Nov. 3, 2021.

Anthony Furey

LATEST STORIES BY ANTHONY FUREY

FUREY: New poll shows majority of Canadians are ready to live with COVID-19

FUREY: Ontario hitting 1,000 cases just isn't the big deal it used to be

FUREY: Canada, it's long overdue that we drop the COVID alarmism cycle

FUREY: Opposition politicians are torquing COVID fears for strategic gain

FUREY: Read what the kids' vaccine approval actually says -- it's not a ringing endorsement

FUREY: U.S. parents are speaking out loudly on schools -- will the same happen in Canada?

FUREY: The COP26 crowd should know that Canadians' emissions are decreasing

FUREY: Despite activists' push to tax meat, Libs rule it out for Canada

FUREY: It's time hospital CEOs faced some public scrutiny

FUREY: More nuance is needed around the kids' vaccine discussion

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