The COVID-19 pandemic

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Honestly who knows. I dont want to be a pessimist but I won't think society has quite yet felt the ramifications quite yet if the economic slow down. Will be even worse if there's ANOTHER lock down.

If that's the case, You can kiss a proper DTK renaissance goodbye for at least a decade...

What happens in the next couple weeks will make or break the global economy. Back to school will either run smoothly, or we'll see massive outbreaks. Unfortunately nothing has been managed well thus far.

Canada's been doing well compared to other places, even those that are not the US.

If by "nothing" you mean nothing with respect to back-to-school, then that is entirely possible, yes.

I was reading about how NZ cities (the article was about Auckland) was not being as transformational as some European countries, which really have taken huge steps (London, Paris)... The same seems true about Ontario cities.