The global spread of coronavirus is the one of this
century's greatest threats. In North America, people have to
reach back to the 9/11 attacks on the United States and the Second
World War to draw useful comparisons. The United States Democratic
candidate Bernie Sanders stated that "[t]he crisis we face
from the coronavirus is on a scale of a major war, and we must act
accordingly," he said. "The number of casualties may
actually be even higher than what the armed forces experienced in
World War II. In other words, we have a major, major crisis and we
must act accordingly."1
Prime Minister Trudeau has asked the country to stay at home to
the extent possible: "As much as possible, stay home.
Don't go out unless you have to, work remotely if you can. Let
the kids run around a bit in the house."2 The
government has stepped up with financial relief on various
levels.3 Prime Minister Trudeau holds a daily update on
the coronavirus crisis each day in front of his home in
