Do you remember hearing about COVID in China, in the New Year of 2020 - people were dropping dead in the streets?
Do you remember in March of 2020 when the first cases of COVID hit Canada?
Do you remember health officials warning those over the age of 65 and with chronic illness to stay safe?
Do you remember when toilet paper, pastas and canned goods were wiped out at grocery stores?
Do you remember when we needed to have routine questions asked about international travel and if we were showing any symptoms of COVID before entering a hospital or healthcare environment?
Do you remember having to squirt hand sanitizer and rub your hands rigorously for each store you entered?
Do you remember tuning into the evening news, every day to get COVID updates?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when it was recommended that we bump elbows instead of shaking hands?
Do you remember when you were sick you were told to ‘Just Stay Home’?
Do you remember when we set out to protect the elderly and slow the transmission?
Do you remember when we were ‘All in this together’?
Because, I do.
Do you remember being told to not wear a mask because it was of no benefit?
Do you remember being told to start wearing a mask, because they saved lives?
Do you remember being told to wear 2 Masks, because it was better than one?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when you were told to stand in line for hours, surrounded by people who may have had COVID, to be tested for COVID?
Do you remember not being sick when you were standing in this line and showed no symptoms of COVID?
Do you remember having to test regularly to go into work?
Do you remember having to quarantine if you tested positive, whether you were symptomatic or not?
Because, I do.
Do you remember celebrating healthcare and front line workers?
Do you remember clanging your pots outside of your house every evening to show them you cared?
Do you remember when they were admitted into stores earlier and without having to line up?
Do you remember when people were sending donuts, pizza and treats to hospitals to support our front-line workers?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when they added capacity limits to stores?
Do you remember when restricting travelers from other countries into Canada was Racist?
Do you remember when they added arrows to floors?
Do you remember when you had to try and communicate through Plexiglas while wearing a mask?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when you couldn’t visit a family member or loved one in the hospitals or those who resided in Long Term Care communities?
Do you remember having to communicate with them through phone or video conference?
Do you remember not being able to hold a funeral when they passed?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when they closed schools?
Do you remember when they taped off and restricted playgrounds?
Do you remember when they cancelled extra curricular activities for children?
Do you remember when they closed fast-food restaurants and you had to eat in your car and couldn’t use the bathrooms at these chains?
Do you remember Capacity Limits based on square footage of public spaces and shopping centers?
Do you remember that social distancing, masking and minimizing your exposure were strongly recommended, but gathering in large groups to take part in a Black Lives Matter Rally was okay?
Do you remember non-essential business being deemed non-essential and having to close or work from home?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when instead of having birthday parties, people just drove around with balloons, honking their horns and had messages of Happy Birthday, on poster board taped to their cars?
Do you remember this was the same for Graduation Ceremonies?
Do you remember when they cancelled Thanksgiving, Halloween?
Do you remember when they restricted weddings and celebrations?
Do you remember dropping of Christmas presents to your elderly family, at their doors, and waving to them from the street?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when there were no early prophylactics for COVID?
Do you remember when hospitals were in massive need of ventilators for treating COVID patients?
Do you remember when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ordered 10k ventilators from a Liberal Donor, whose ventilators weren’t approved for use in Canada?
Do you remember finding out that using ventilators collapsed the lungs of COVID patients and we stopped using them?
Do you remember when this was 14 days to flatten the curve?
This was all before vaccines…
Do you remember hearing that Pfizer had a Vaccine that was 90% effective at stopping the transmission of COVID?
Do you remember 1 day later when Moderna had a Vaccine that was 95% effective at stopping transmission of COVID?
Do you remember 2 days after this when Pfizer came back and said, ‘Yup, our Vaccine is 95% effective too’?
Do you remember when Vaccinated meant Immunity?
Do you remember when Immunity meant that you weren’t going to Catch a virus?
Do you remember that these vaccines, in their experimental stages, were Approved under Emergency Authorization?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when Trudeau had failed to get Canada in line with any pharmaceutical company to get vaccines for Canadians?
Do you remember having to ration vaccines and prioritize them in provinces?
Do you remember how many freezers had to be put in place and how many places before we could even get the logistics of vaccinations figured out?
Because, I do.
Do you remember seeing the early reports from Israel where people who were getting vaccinated were still getting, transmitting, being hospitalized and dying from COVID?
Do you remember the early VAERs reports that indicated there were some serious side-effects from the vaccines including deaths?
Do you remember when it took over a year before we started testing the temperature of Air Travelers?
Do you remember people coming into Canada from Foreign countries and dying from COVID within hours to days of arriving?
Because, I do.
Do you remember that children from Kindergarten through University had to take their classes online?
Do you remember when Canada paid people to sit home instead of going to work?
Do you remember when Canada subsidized businesses because they couldn’t keep their doors open with the economy that these policies created?
Do you remember when the government made it illegal to kick people out of their rentals for failing to pay rent?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when you had to drive someplace, no matter what time of day it was, there was almost no traffic?
Do you remember when you could start ordering Popcorn and Snacks from movie theaters on Skip to make your home watching experience better?
Do you remember when some businesses and their owners needed to open up anyways because they couldn’t afford to stay closed?
Do you remember when Churches were fenced off for trying to hold services outdoors?
Because, I do.
Do you remember the “Best Vaccine is the first one you can get”?
Do you remember when you were told that you could mix and match your vaccines?
Do you remember when they pulled Jansen from Canada?
Do you remember when they restricted AstraZenneca?
Do you remember when they recommended that people under the age of 30 not get Moderna?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when Breakthrough Cases of COVID following vaccination were rare?
Do you remember when cases of myocarditis following vaccinations were also rare?
Do you remember never hearing the word myocarditis before this point?
Do you remember when they told you that the mRNA vaccines couldn’t alter your DNA?
Do you remember when the first report from Canada up to the end of December 2020 listing the highest risk were confirmed as those over the age of 65 and with health issues as we knew before the first case of COVID was discovered in Canada?
Do you remember that even with breakthrough cases, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID following vaccinations plus additional side-effects to people who were never at risk from COVID, that it was still recommended that you get vaccinated?
Do you remember when it was, “My Body, My Choice”?
Do you remember when this no longer applied to vaccinations that didn’t stop transmission nor reduce severity?
Because, I do.
Do you remember the first deaths following vaccines - linked to the vaccines?
Do you remember when Pfizer tried to have their case studies sealed for 75 years?
Do you remember how a Green Passport in Israel never flattened the curve?
Do you remember when Green Passports or Vaccine Passports were first suggested in Canada?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when everything above this line had failed to Flatten the curve and the Liberal Government blaming this all on people who hadn’t been vaccinated?
Do you remember the government offering lotteries to get the vaccines?
Do you remember when the unvaccinated were blamed for getting the vaccinated sick?
Do you remember that a Snap Election was called where the only topic of conversation was how the Unvaccinated weren’t allowed to put the Vaccinated at risk?
Do you remember when the government told you that even though a vaccine couldn’t stop transmission of COVID, a piece of paper, a QR Code or an App on your phone would keep you safe?
Do you remember every legacy media supporting this?
Because, I do.
Do you remember the first conversations of waning immunity from the vaccinations were circulating?
Do you remember the introduction of the booster shots?
Do you remember when federal vaccine passports came into effect?
Do you remember when you could be fired from your job for not being vaccinated?
Do you remember when you couldn’t collect EI if you were terminated for not being vaccinated?
Do you remember when they fired Frontline and Healthcare workers?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when they introduced vaccinations to children from 5-11?
Do you remember that after almost 2 years of COVID, no healthy child in this age group had died from COVID yet?
Do you remember when your children couldn’t go play sports, be at before-and-after care programs, take class trips, go to day camps nor would they be provided affordable tutoring if they weren’t vaccinated?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when restricting air travel was racist, but we were going to restrict Canadians who were unvaccinated?
Do you remember when Omicron was first detected and we banned flights from some parts of Africa because this was no longer racist?
Do you remember when Omicron walked through airport security in multiple vaccinated people and spread this virus throughout Canada?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when cases exploded adding a 400% increase to the highest COVID case spikes ever witnessed in Canada?
Do you remember when Omicron was called out to be the most transmissible but least lethal variant of COVID?
Do you remember when cases, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID in the vaccinated began to outpace the unvaccinated?
Do you remember a shortage in Frontline and Healthcare workers?
Do you remember when the Vaccine Injuries outpaced the COVID Mortality in Canada?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when you could go to a shop at a box store, like Ikea but not sit in the open air environment to have some meatballs, if you were unvaccinated?
Do you remember Christmas shopping at the mall, stopping for a snack at the food court, but not being able to sit and eat, if you were unvaccinated?
Do you remember Public Health Officials recommending the Vaccinated should not be celebrating Christmas or the New Year with the Unvaccinated?
Do you remember Health Officials recommending that you Rat out your Neighbors if they had too many people over?
Do you remember when the Vaccinated were outpacing the Vaccinated on Cases, Hospitalizations and Death from COVID?
Because, I do.
Do you remember hearing about the CDC pulling emergency authorization from the PCR Tests because they couldn’t distinguish between influenza and COVID?
Do you remember that Canada has continued to use them?
Do you remember when provinces and Health Canada started to remove statistical data from their website?
Do you remember when Health Canada paid David Fisman to publish a study based on hypothetical numbers to show that the vaccinated were at risk because of the unvaccinated?
Do you remember when that report never included nor reflected the actual data provided by Health Canada?
Do you remember when Paxlovid was introduced?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when a few members of the Fringe Minority drove their trucks to Ottawa to express their concerns about these travel mandates?
Do you remember when they were branded terrorists?
Do you remember when their bank accounts were seized?
Do you remember when the Coalition Government enacted the War Measures Act against them?
Do you remember this was on Valentines day?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when they cases began to fall and the mask mandates were dropped and they continued to fall?
Do you remember when the unvaccinated were finally let back into the public?
Do you remember how many people thought that we were all going to die because of this?
Do you remember when we didn’t all die?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when they rolled out the 4th Vaccination? 5th? Every 9 Months? Every 3 Months?
Do you remember when liver damage was reported at alarming rates in those aged 0-4?
Do you remember when the only study done on this indicated that all of these children were in vaccinated and breast feeding mothers?
Do you remember when we stopped talking about this?
Do you remember when you stopped tuning into the the evening news for COVID updates?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when the Red Cross admitted that they couldn’t use vaccinated blood for convalescent plasma?
Do you remember when Bonnie Henry’s emails were dumped through a FOI and indicated that she knew from the beginning that people were getting seriously injured by the vaccines - one dead?
Do you remember when Trudeau had admitted that the cases, hospitalizations and deaths, after 2+ years of pandemic and 3 vaccinates were higher in 2022 than had ever been at this same point in previous years?
Do you remember when Trudeau said that he was relying on “The Science”
Because, I do.
Do you remember when the Vaxx-Supremacists rationalized the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths being vaccinated because of “Base Rate Fallacy”?
Do you remember asking them if this didn’t actually indicate a failure of the vaccines?
Do you remember their response?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when the provinces and Health Canada Pulled more data from their websites?
Do you remember that the data that they pulled showed that the Boosted were dying faster than the Fully Vaccinated?
Do you remember when Health Canada altered the Data on their “Reported side effects following COVID-19 vaccination in Canada”.
Do you remember when the #1 Leading Cause of death in Alberta was reported as “Unknown”?
Do you remember when the vaccinated Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths outnumbered the unvaccinated?
Do you remember nobody even mentioning this?
Because, I do.
Do you remember when the Unvaccinated could travel, but had to quarantine for 14 days after arriving home?
Do you remember when Pfizer revealed in Euro Parliament that the vaccines were never tested for their ability to reduce transmission of COVID?
Do you remember in the public inquiry about the coalition government enacting the war measures act over mandates set because of the Vaccine Passport System in Canada?
Because, I do.
And while I may have forgotten some…it seems like a lot of others may have forgotten the last 3 years because they are still rationalizing and supporting all of the above, want to see more of it coming into respiratory virus season…while we are still haven’t, “Flattened the Curve”.
This is so powerful.
I do remember too.
And I will NOT rest.
I remember my husband and I got sick with an awful flu. He got COVID toes. I asked about getting a test but they weren't testing you unless you had been exposed to someone from Wuhan. We had only been exposed to someone from China who arrived sick and had been visiting with relatives from Wuhan before coming to Canada. My husband had a stroke and he was released the Friday before the lock downs started. The doctors laughed at me when I said I thought the stroke was related to the illness. COVID is a lung disease not a neurological disease they said. being a retired health care researcher I brought up the literature I was seeing but they ignored me. We had no occupational therapy, physio therapy and we couldn't even speak to our doctor on the phone for a month because it took that long for them to authorize telemedicine and I couldn't manage getting my husband to town by myself because he wasn't strong enough with the walker to go that far by himself and I was not allowed to go in with him. If not for family who understood post stroke therapy needs and my retired nurse neighbour I have no idea how we would have managed his recovery.
I remember going in for a routine blood test. They were practically hosing down the chairs in the waiting room with heavily scented disinfectant. I am allergic to scents and between the masks and the scent I felt like I was dying. I very politely asked the woman hosing down chairs to please wait until I was gone to hose down the chair. She lost it and sprayed my right in the face while screaming at me. For once the stupid mask was actually good for something.
I walked into Walmart and they had hand sanitizer on a pole in the door. I was trying to figure out how to work the stupid thing not noticing the foot pedal. The woman at the door screamed at me calling me an idiot for not knowing about the foot pedal. I got yelled at by other customers for not following the arrows on the floor.