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Well, we have the benefit of 20/20 at this point. Maybe they should have shut down travel, but at the same time, it was unlikely to make one iota of difference in the big picture. Already by February/March, the vast majority of people entering Canada were Canadian citizens returning home, and no travel ban could prevent their movement as they have a unilateral right to enter Canada. It was those people, not visitors, that primarily brought the virus into the country, mostly from the US & Europe.  
 
So unless every country (including the US & Europe) had simultaneously enacted travel bans for tourism at that point, it would have been mostly moot. Canada doesn't have exit restrictions on it's citizens, unlike places like China. My parents left for the US in mid-late February despite our (their kids') suggestion that maybe they shouldn't, but there would have been nothing Canada could have done to stop it.  
 
This is uncharted territory in a lot of ways. I think they hoped it would be like SARS, where it was confined primarily to health-care settings and would burn itself out in a relatively short amount of time. When it became clear it's wasn't the case, it was already far too late.

A good way to check product is to get the clear plastic bag and put that on your hand when selecting produce. But I feel that there is plenty to see without having to touch. I was at Sobey's the other day and a couple were waiting in line at the till and the older man picked up a can on the end of an isle read it and put back. They were in line already, so just passing the time, reading a label. I was also at Walmart on Sunday and a family of 5 were all touching toys and putting them back. At the Coop I will try to get sanitizer wipes to use if I have to turn something around because it seems like a lot of products stocked on shelves doesn't have the english side facing out ????

with you that we are all responsible for our actions. The problem is that Trudeau spoke with the premieres in the spring as to whether or not he should invoke the emergency act and take control from the provinces but they pushed back. They said they could and would handle their own backyards with financial assistance from the federal government which is what I thought should happen. This is not a provincial pandemic and response would never be effective without a nationally aligned response. Pallister did not want to give control to Trudeau therefore he is 100% accountable for his actions (in this case inactions). It is now time for the premieres to concede.