I'm debating whether to participate in this charade this time around, because I think it's in some ways worse than closing schools, at least for those very important early grades. With remote "learning" there is pretense that the immense damage caused by school closures is to an extent mitigated, and that's simply not even close to being true.
There's much more I could write about this, but I will instead point out that this government is also locking down the very industries that are by and large small already battered business AND that were ONLY accessible to the vaccinated population (restaurants, gyms).
It's also fun as a Canadian to make fun of American polarization (and sometimes do participate in these holier than thou conversations), but I also feel utterly helpless (and feel that from others) because I know full well that both the opposition parties would have done exactly the same things. There's nowhere to turn to.