Preston Manning is 'not an impartial' person yet is leading an independent review into Alberta's COVID-19 response, says UCalgary political scientist Lisa Young yyc
Young says Manning's work "reads like a weird fever dream, where the public embraces the idea of a commission and $10 million is fundraised for its work."She says Smith's appointment of Manning to lead the review is more likely supposed to satisfy her supporters who seek action from her to 'right the wrongs' of the pandemic response.
"I think there is some profound lessons to be learned from this if we ever get into any situations similar to this again, how not to do some of the things we did.
His main conclusion is that the federal government "grossly mismanaged its response" to the pandemic. His other conclusions include a lack of timely assessments by the government on health protection measures, courts failing in their duty as guardians of Charter rights, mass media "uncritically defending" the government's decisions and the government's use of "fear as the primary instrument for motivating Canadians" among many others.
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