Dr. Roger Hodkinson, MA, MB, FRCPC, FCAP, CEO Medical director of Western Medical Assessments “I would remind you all that using the province’s own statistics, the risk of death under 65 in this province is one in 300,000. One in 300,000. You’ve got to get a
When governments and bureaucrats gleefully seized the opportunity for a naked power-grab enabled by the Wuhan virus, critics argued that not only do such authoritarian responses as lockdowns not work, but that the concomitant toll in other diseases and suicides would be even worse. The evidence still shows the
Chris Hipkins Masks will need to be worn on all public transport in Auckland and in and out of Auckland and on domestic flights throughout the country from this Thursday, Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins said today. “I will be issuing an Order under the COVID-19 Response
She who must be obeyed, ‘The Covid Queen’, has spoken again from the podium of truth and given commuters another reason to not use public transport. A Government order compelling people to wear face masks on public transport in Auckland and planes nationwide will come into effect on Thursday. Prime
Anita M Elias Monash University The social and cultural messages we receive around sex give the impression everyone’s “doing it” and it’s always fun and enjoyable. But for many people, having sexual intercourse is extremely painful or impossible. One of the leading causes of painful sex is vaginismus.
ACT Party “Aucklanders will be asking whether the Government is upholding its end of the COVID-19 bargain,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “New arrivals at the MIQ facility at the Grand Millennium were seen on Monday mixing and mingling with people from The Vincent Residences.“Several hundred people from
[…] Hipkins said they would give information as it came to hand. He said the response needed to be calm and methodical and that information would be shared as quickly as it could be. He repeated the message that “people are not the problem, they are the solution”. He urged anyone
Clint Eastwood’s 1982 thriller, Firefox, is little remembered these days except as the namesake of the best web browser. The titular plot device of the movie was a super-advanced Soviet jet fighter, capable of flying at Mach 6 and controlled by thought. Which leads to an unintentionally amusing
Mark Sutherland mercatornet.com Mark Sutherland is the curator of hallidaysutherland.com, a website that celebrates the life and work of Dr Halliday Sutherland. Mark is an experienced executive coach and facilitator and an accomplished public speaker. He lives in Sydney. March 17, 2021, will mark the centenary of the
Victoria Manning Associate Professor, Eastern Health Clinical School Antonio Verdejo-Garcia Professor (Research), Turner Institute For the Brain and Mental Health Dan Lubman Professor, Addiction Studies and Services; Director, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre monash.edu When we drink frequently, alcohol cues such as places, sights, smells, and social
John Tamny aier.org John Tamny, research fellow of AIER, is editor of RealClearMarkets. His book on current ideological trends is: They Are Both Wrong (AIER, 2019) The Great Brain is an excellent collection of children’s books that was written by John D. Fitzgerald, and was said to be
Jeff Harris ronpaulinstitute.org Ever since the alleged pandemic erupted this past March the mainstream media has spewed a non-stop stream of misinformation that appears to be laser-focused on generating maximum fear among the citizenry. But the facts and the science simply don’t support the grave picture
Sebastian Rushworth M.D. Health and medical information grounded in science sebastianrushworth.com The Swedish response to the covid pandemic has become one of the most talked about topics of the last six months, and there’s a lot of misinformation floating around. Since that’s the case, and since
James Parker mercatornet.com James Parker was a gay rights’ activist. He now facilitates True Identity, an informal network that supports those struggling with sexuality & gender identity issues. The new Lord Mayor of Perth gave radio listeners a lesson in biology and was savaged for his candour Basil Zempilas,
Have you noticed that nobody seems to die of anything but COVID-19 any more? This is despite the fact that most people are actually dying of everything but the Wuhan plague. In fact, more than 99% of Australians and New Zealanders who have died so far this year have
