Can democracy survive the incredible divisions laid bare over the past few years? Tonight the @tvo  @TorontoStar  initiative #TheDemocracyAgenda  begins with @davidfrum  @TheAtlantic ), @thekeenanwire  @TorontoStar ), @philosophe31  @Columbia ) & @spaikin  | Producer: @wodekszemberg 

"Biden doesn’t need to be a transformative, once-in-a-lifetime president to start massively improving matters in the U.S.; he just needs to be what baseball fans call a replacement-level player." — @TC_Basbakan  j #onpoli_ #cdnpolimcgrath

There are 244 COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term-care facilities, 1,346 confirmed active cases of positive residents, and 1,130 confirmed active cases of positive staff. There have been 3,298 confirmed resident deaths and 10 confirmed staff deaths. #onpoli 

“It is really alarming. We had one that we know the person didn’t show up for because he didn’t have a phone … So, of course, we can’t call him and say, ‘Hey, you have a hearing,’ because he doesn’t have a phone.” — by @MaryBword  #onpoli 

By preventing emergencies, and therefore reducing calls — by around 20 per cent, the program’s studies indicate — @CHAPems  relieves pressure on the overall health system, s @GinaAgarwallys . — by @mr_lois_lane  #onhealth 

"If the U.S. redoubles its efforts and starts to be a leader in COVID-19 response, we should be willing to learn from them and redouble our own efforts here." — @TC_Basbakan  j #onpoli_ #cdnpolimcgrath

A total of 253,817 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Ontario. #onpoli  #onhealth 

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