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Re: Is defiance of authority embedded in the DNA of Albertans?, Opinion, May 8
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The writer has cast residents of this province as mutinous sailors aboard the Bounty. When I am out, all I see is vast compliance with masking, distancing, and occupancy limits. I do read about pockets of disobedience, but I also read about those in just about every jurisdiction in North America.
Why is the author suggesting that it’s just Albertans who are a rogue group of disobedient pirates? There are thousands of rapid tests sitting in government warehouses unused and undeployed. There are confusing rules in which 15 people can sit together inside in a church but four people can’t play golf outside. Areas that have large COVID outbreaks can let people move throughout the city, but vaccinated, masked Canadians can’t come home from the U.S. without being loc