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April 7: ‘Lawyers? Cutting salaries? Truly the end is nigh.’ Readers react as COVID-19 continues to roil economy, plus other letters to the editor
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The only exit from this pandemic is through science. We must fund it
Jeremy Farrar
The COVID-19 crisis on First Nations: a reminder of our inequality and an opportunity for change
Perry Bellegarde
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April 6: ‘Justin Trudeau is right to wait until Canada has more reliable tools and data.’ Readers debate Canada’s COVID-19 numbers so far, plus other letters to the editor

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What Ontario’s grim coronavirus-pandemic modelling does and doesn’t tell us
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The last thing we need in a pandemic is the me-first instinct of international trade
Lawrence Herman
We are at war with COVID-19. We need to fight it like a war
Andrew Potter
The virus in the body politic: We have lost our ability to cherish each other
Ai Weiwei

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In coronavirus quarantine, use boredom as a window to wisdom
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April 4: ‘Justin Trudeau may have waited too long.’ Readers debate Canada’s response to COVID-19 so far, plus other letters to the editor
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Alberta enlists a non-traditional team of medical students, nurses and others to aid with tracking COVID-19
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Suzanne Westover
Canada’s handling of the pandemic so far is putting the U.S. to shame
Lawrence Martin
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In small-town Atlantic Canada, isolation is the norm and socializing is part of our survival
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Warned of a pandemic, Canada’s governments still seem to be playing catch-up
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For some women, home is as dangerous as the virus
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When viruses threaten, the strongest disinfectant is democracy
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Recessions might actually be good for your health
John Rapley
What the history of self-isolation teaches us about the current moment
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You aren’t wasting your self-isolation – you are engaged in one of the largest acts of care in human history
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Egypt is more concerned with controlling information than containing the coronavirus
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April 3: ‘Donald Trump has done little to help these Americans.’ Readers debate: Save grandma or the economy? Plus other letters to the editor
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To win, Ottawa has to level with Canadians. And a little inspiration wouldn’t hurt either
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The West can’t turn its back on the developing world now
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Konrad Yakabuski
If COVID-19 is a test of our humanity, abandoning the sick at sea is a failure
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
Why nursing homes are so vulnerable to COVID-19 catastrophe
Nathan Stall and Samir Sinha
In Canada’s fight against the coronavirus, the U.S. border remains a problem
Gary Mason
Gary Mason
COVID-19 has shut down our cities. Here’s how we bring them back to life
Richard Florida
Hungary’s Viktor Orban is using the coronavirus to push his populist-nationalist agenda
Bessma Momani
The world needs more Canada, despite – and because of – the coronavirus pandemic
Preston Lim
I have experienced China’s approach to coronavirus quarantine for travellers – and there are lessons within
Samuel Porteous
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