i'm stopping to eat, and will run over this a second time afterwards, but i've got up to the end of aug, 2016 rebuilt for the two smaller blogs. that was just the first run from the music blog, but i did it like this because i thought it would be quicker to get the big stuff out first, and leave more subtle questions of inclusion for later. that more ponderous second run is going to start next, after i double check 2016, after i eat.

so, i'll be running back over 2014-2016 a second time, adding segments that are currently only published on this specific blog over that period.

https://deathtokoalas.blogspot.com/2016/
https://jessicamurraytravelblog.blogspot.com/2016/

i think this is an abuse of power, legally speaking.

the legislation that they are citing to enact this order is intended for small scale quarantines of the population, not to bring in sweeping rules and restrictions. the legislation allows for quarantine rules to apply to a "class" of the population; what the health unit is doing is labeling the entire population a class of itself, which may work in an introductory algebra course, but is an abuse of the concept when applied to applying abstract legislation to real-life use. this legislation was never meant for this purpose.

further, the grounds of applying this kind of legislation at all are at best questionable. while the virus does clearly pose heightened risks for understood segments of the population, the question of proportionality, here, is very relevant. is this a reasonable step to take given the actual risk that exists?

i think i have enough supplies to last me a week or two, i just need to double check my meds in the morning.

as noted previously, i am not expecting this to be adhered to or enforced. but, i want to understand what reality actually is before i dive into it.

https://www.wechu.org/sites/default/files/create-resource/class-action-order-face-coverings-wec-june-2020.pdf?mc_cid=99ac203490&mc_eid=97a466ded0

i've been vocal about my support for regulatory overhaul in the foreign workers sector, in fact i've called to abolish it and mechanize instead, but there is perhaps a better approach than offering these people permanent resident status. surely the law can find a way to invest people with social rights in this country, without making permanent residents out of them. i would be more likely to support a more thorough safety net and more detailed social rights for temporary workers as it's own thing, and please understand that there'd need to be some tax involved in that, than jump all the way to permanent residence. that should be something that has a higher level of value attached to it. and we do want it to be valuable, right?

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ottawa-vows-crackdown-on-employers-violating-health-protection-rules/