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Psaki is repeating what she’s been saying for weeks: that President Joe Biden’s priority is to ensure every American is vaccinated first.
She says the U.S. is still fighting a “war” against COVID-19 and that dealing with the crisis on the home front is still job 1.
Psaki also says the White House understands the importance of making sure as many people around the world can get vaccinated in order to bring the pandemic under control.
A Bloomberg News report suggests Canada and Mexico will be at the top of the U.S. list when the time comes to begin sharing vaccine doses.
A study of the views of federal and provincial politicians on language rights illustrates a sharp contrast with those of English Montreal School Board [EMSB] whose resolution demands the repeal of Sect 59 of the Canadian Charter. That resolution focuses on equal rights for Canadian citizens; specifically every English speaking parent to have their children receive an English education in Quebec. Politicians prefer to ignore this issue which goes back to 1982. In that year, the Canadian Government sought to redress problems facing linguistic minorities across the country, by including a Charter of Rights as part of the repatriation of the Constitution. The Sect23[a]of the Charter, is vitally important, as it provides the provinceâs minority English speakers with the right to attend English schools in Quebec, and gives French speakers reciprocal rights to enroll in any French school in other provinces .
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At least two more schools in Montreal have confirmed cases of suspected COVID-19 variants in their establishments.
On Tuesday, M.I.N.D., administered by the English Montreal School Board and located on St-Urbain St., forwarded to parents a notice from the public health department asking that students in Sec. 9, 10 and 11 essentially the entire student body be kept in isolation at home until March 26.
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The notice also “strongly recommends” that the students be tested as quickly as possible for COVID-19 and kept at home for the full isolation period even if their test results are negative.
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Canada ramping up vaccine distribution, Fortin says
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says Canada’s vaccine program is moving into a significant “ramp up” phase, The Canadian Press reports.
About 3.8 million doses have been distributed to provinces and territories in the last 13 weeks, while 4.2 million will be distributed in the next three weeks.
“We’re stepping into Phase 2 today,” Fortin said.
Fortin says a virtual training exercise took place this week for everyone to make sure they are prepared for such a large increase in deliveries, including everything from booking appointments, to having enough people in place to do the actual injections.
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Diego Noya’s tasks as a physio helper at Physio Verdun include laundering towels and pillowcases and disinfecting the rooms used by the physiotherapists. The tasks keep him busy and he enjoys doing them.
He also enjoys seeing his colleagues and friends at work: It feels really good that they treat one another with respect, he said, and that his colleagues are always available to teach him new things.
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