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Nevilledog

(51,203 posts)
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 09:51 PM Oct 2020

"There is one place in the world where a map of #COVID19 cases & deaths reveals a straight line"



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Laurie Garrett
@Laurie_Garrett
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Oct 28, 2020
I've said it before, but it bears repeating. There is one place in the world where a map of #COVID19 cases & deaths reveals a straight line, with a huge amount of disease on one side, very little on the other.
Where? The 3000+ mile border US/#Canada
It's stark.
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Laurie Garrett
@Laurie_Garrett
In #Canada🇨🇦 there have cumulatively been 228,079 cases and 10,082 deaths.
In the USA🇺🇸 we've reached a dismal 8.9 million cases with 227,663 deaths.

Canada's total caseload is about = to our death toll.

Is it not long overdue for America to ask, "What is Canada doing right?"
6:40 PM · Oct 28, 2020
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"There is one place in the world where a map of #COVID19 cases & deaths reveals a straight line" (Original Post) Nevilledog Oct 2020 OP
Canada does not have Trump Skittles Oct 2020 #1
Your map reminded me - Some years ago when Robin Williams was doing a show in Canada he NoRoadUntravelled Oct 2020 #2
Their population is 37,000,000 torius Oct 2020 #3
Trudeau bdamomma Oct 2020 #4
Compare the populations to get a clearer picture... BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #5
Canada is a humble country next door to a bully LSparkle Oct 2020 #6
Morons Are Gutting America Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2020 #8
KnR Hekate Oct 2020 #7
Canada has a functioning democracy which leads to a government that cares for its people. Yavin4 Oct 2020 #9

NoRoadUntravelled

(2,626 posts)
2. Your map reminded me - Some years ago when Robin Williams was doing a show in Canada he
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 09:56 PM
Oct 2020

told the audience that Canadians were really the nicest people. He gave a couple of examples of how Canadians interact with each other and visitors and then said, "Canada is like the nice penthouse apartment above a meth lab."

torius

(1,652 posts)
3. Their population is 37,000,000
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 09:56 PM
Oct 2020

and ours is 330,000,000. Proportionately they are still doing much better than the US.

bdamomma

(63,923 posts)
4. Trudeau
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 10:05 PM
Oct 2020

is a caring and dedicated leader to protect the people.

Canada has a normal sane leader, we do not.

BigmanPigman

(51,636 posts)
5. Compare the populations to get a clearer picture...
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 10:13 PM
Oct 2020

Worldometers. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Total cases per 1 M pop.....................Deaths per 1 M pop

Canada...................5,960...................... 265

US.......................... 27,502......................703

Today...................New cases...............New deaths

Canada....................2,699.........................31

US............................81,581......................1,030

LSparkle

(11,660 posts)
6. Canada is a humble country next door to a bully
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 10:44 PM
Oct 2020

They’ve developed a sense of humour and empathy to survive.

Yavin4

(35,446 posts)
9. Canada has a functioning democracy which leads to a government that cares for its people.
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 02:27 AM
Oct 2020

The U.S. has a highly dysfunctional democracy which only works for the super wealthy.

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