Originally Posted by skybluesea

Your right, but your facts and logic is NOT what gets headline attention in hyper-sensitive media these days.

Big Picture - let's NOT forget how we got here.

COVID-19: 'We’re asking all Ontarians to stay at home' - Doug Ford announces province-wide lockdown
Ottawa Citizen, Dec 22, 2020

"Ford said he’s also “extremely alarmed” about reports of a new, more contagious strain of COVID-19, identified in Britain. “This is an extremely serious threat,” said Ford, emphasizing the need for border security.

If the federal government won’t do it, Ontario will test air travellers when they arrive at the airport, said Ford.

"We’re asking all Ontarians to stay at home, and only leave when absolutely necessary, such as work, groceries, prescriptions, or medical appointments.”

So Ford distracts attention to the border and away from what is really happening with community spread.

Nothing surprising here, and given how popular the Ontario Premier has become, and with minority federal gov't, obviously Ford got what he wanted, and that is:

An admission from Ottawa that the border is a problem (even though in reality it isn't).

In the end, Ottawa wins with immediate political response to the U.K. variant, and Ford wins by distracting attention and showing he can force Ottawa to react.

OF course, doesn't do much for C-19 spread, but none of this is about health, as we all know.