Today’s topics: a class action lawsuit against chocolate producers using child slavery and discussion about a ‘new’ internet.
Why should the Liberals push through an ‘internet tax’ when it’s already being shown to be a failure in other countries? In other news, the ‘vaccine panic’ being whipped up by Canada’s right-wing media is dangerous and will prove to be very costly in many ways. The blame game is running full speed ahead, but real solutions seem few and far between.
Art will be one of the greatest casualties of the global response to Covid. So many great works will disappear from public halls and be shuffled into the basements of private collectors.
In a dog-eat-dog world, what happens when companies are in breach of contract? Lawsuits. Lots of lawsuits. It’s time we stop playing the political blame game and consider the legal option for pharmaceutical companies that don’t deliver on what they promised.
‘Stay in place’ measures are necessary to prevent Covid spread, but what are we doing to REALLY get at the largest volume of Covid deaths – ie. with the nation’s elderly? So far, tossing cash at greedy operators doesn’t seem to be doing the trick.