01-26-2022, 10:22 AM
(01-26-2022, 12:09 AM)jeffster Wrote: I think the point was that those who are able to go out and buying pot or liquor aren't going to end up dead (what usually happens when you go into the ICU) anytime soon, vaccinated or not. The die hards that aren't going to vaccinate aren't unlikely to get vaccinated even with this mandate. Otherwise, you're targeting indigenous who have zero trust with government and you're targeting the homeless who also have zero trust with authorities -- though that really only applies to LCBO and The Beer Store.
The other demo-graph that aren't well vaccinated are 20-29 year olds -- mostly university students and recent grads, and they'll find ways to get their booze and drugs.
Deluca is trying to get political points, but that potato face isn't gaining anything by saying that. It's his party that ruined out healthcare system anyway.
[politics] You know why Trudeau and Ford win? Because of the competition. [/politics]
While this was just a Liberal suggestion and will likely not happen, it's still a bit odd. At the start, we deemed the LCBO to be an essential service, particularly because alcoholics could begin to suffer withdrawals from alcohol which could have further complicated the health system. So then, assuming we made vaccination mandatory to buy alcohol, unvaccinated alcoholics will get the shaft.
But yeah, this is just Deluca trying to seem like he's doing something meaningful. But it's a ridiculous suggestion not only scientifically, but politically. It's like all the other parties want the Tories to win another 4 years.