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A group of Conservative MPs in Alberta has published a manifesto they call the Buffalo Declaration. This windy attempt at stoking resentment argues that Alberta is the victim of numberless injustices imposed by Ottawa.

I work in housing, and I often look at this pandemic through a housing lens. Our homes have played a centre-stage role for the past few weeks.

A couple of weeks ago I noted that in addition to COVID-19, other major infectious diseases kill millions of people annually, mostly children, and mostly in low-income countries.

Crises bring out the worst in people. They also bring out the best. The past few weeks have provided many examples from both ends of the spectrum here in sa国际传媒

A crisis, such as the current global COVID-19 crisis, brings out the best in political leaders who provide fact based information.

In a December 2019 interview, Will Steffen, a leading Earth systems scientist and member of the Stockholm Resilience Centre, said: 鈥淲e need to reach a social tipping point, before we reach a planetary one.

Most people just want to ensure that we and our families are safe and healthy during this crisis, and to do all we can to halt or slow the rapid spread of COVID-19. We鈥檝e seen the best in human nature over the past while. We care about each other.

We think we鈥檙e pretty good at social distancing. According to a recent Insights West survey of sa国际传媒 residents, 89 per cent of us rate ourselves as an 8, 9 or 10 out of 10 when it comes to our own social distancing behaviour.

It has been one month since I last wrote to you about the Rapid Relief Fund and the enthusiasm we were seeing to help support our most vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Sidney-based Lobstick Foundation, dedicated to helping girls and women reach their life goals, is seeking grant applications from organizations and individuals. Lobstick is looking to assist individuals and organizations across sa国际传媒