On COVID-19, Canadians want to know when we can change the channel
John Wright: Rightly or wrongly, there’s an expectation among the public as to when the current situation will end
For weeks, the TV appointment time has been 11 a.m. EDT and 2 p.m. when a parade of government leaders, medical officials and other pandemic players have held briefings on the impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian public, what they are doing about it, and what Canadians must do to “plank,” “crush” or “flatten” the curve. We’ve heard of the heroic measures and risks our health-care workers have undertaken, and the scourge of the long-term care sector. It’s been necessary. Until it’s not.
Canadians may soon want to tune into another channel.
