Hello Canadian friends!
As a Dutchie I had a question because i don't get allot of news about Canada and your president.
How are thing going in Canada with the quarantine, and how is Trudeau doing?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.For starters, we have PRIME MINISTERS, not presidents. And things are going okay. I think we have reached the peak or will reach the peak and our state of emergency in various provinces has been extended until May 14. Trudeau is finally out of his voluntary home isolation--- his wife contracted covid-19 and he stayed home for a few weeks just in case.
demifeministgal
Level 8
Apr 16, 2020
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I beleive the quarantine is going much better here in Canada than the US,we were a bit slow starting but catching up fast and hopefully doing the right things,personally i think the whole population should be using masks when out,, On a funny note when if first started reading your post and said Dutchie,I immediately thought of a particular type of pastry Donut Tim Hortons sells a large coffee chain here ,Where i live we have a very large dutch population,very nice hard working people,they had donated and helped the communities alot with there generosity and have lot of dutch friends,Thanks for taking the time to ask,,What about Holland?
RoyMillar
Level 9
Apr 16, 2020
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Yeah us Dutchies love Canada haha
Glad to hear all the positive comments!
Here we are going steady, the infection rate is slowing down and soon (hopefully) we will have enough resources (like medical masks and hospital beds) for in the hospitals. And it would be nice to get enough tests soon.
Hi.. thanks for your interest. For my part.. I feel things are going as well as can be expected. I mean.. we are Canadians.. we are the polite ones.lol We are good at attempting to "get along" with each other.
I am incredibly impressed with the response of our Prime Minister Trudeau and the government in general. I can only imagine what a horror show we would be in if this had happened during the previous administration led by the Conservative's flaming sociopath Harper.
At times like this it's important to have a leader who actually "likes" people. And we have one !! Timing is everything. 
Davekp
Level 8
Apr 16, 2020
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Agreed and becaause what is happenning in the states we need to keep the boarder closed for a very long time for un essential travel
Haha, nice to hear! So no big frustrations between Canadians during quarantine?
I myself am not such a big fan of Trudeau but it is nice to know he is doing a good job caring for you people.
We are doing our best to flatten the curve of infection rates so that our hospital system can keep up with the more severe cases as they present themselves. I've never voted for our Prime Minister Trudeau, or any other Liberal for that matter but I have to say that he is doing a pretty decent job of things. He is a minority leader and has to contend with the Canadian version of President Trump - Doug Ford as well as the Trump himself who really wants to be the King of the USA, a very tricky road to travel for our Prime Minister.
Until there is a vaccine in place that does a good job the best we can do is social distance because ultimately everyone of us will catch this virus, how severe the effects will be on each person will vary, so it is much like playing a game of Roulette. We all have to spin the wheel and hope for the best.
We have a lot of Dutch Canadians and they are hardy people, hope you come out of this crisis in good shape.
Surfpirate
Level 9
Apr 16, 2020
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@ToolGuy The PC's always crack me up because even when they are out of power and they usually are, they act as though they are in power and with a majority at that. Scheer bringing his whole family on a small government jet at taxpayer expense, crushed the social distancing protocols that we are all supposed to maintain. There were a Liberal Cabinet Minister and the Leader of another federal party on that jet but he dragged his wife and kids onto the plane and filled it to capacity, what an asshole and what a message to send to the Canadian public.
Nice that he took the opportunity to point the finger at Trudeau for traveling 30 kms to the official summer residence so he could spend a day with his own family, but it meant crossing the Ottawa River into Quebec so shame on the Prime Minister who has recently come out of quarantine. Scheer and his PC's are great at taking pages out of Trump and the Republicans playbook, blame the other guy when you get caught screwing up.
Thanks for the kind words, I hope you Canadians will come out of this soon as well.
Doug Ford or mister Scheer do not say much to me sadly...
From what I knew about Trudeau I do not like him that much, with him being a drama teacher and all haha.
But it's good to hear he is doing a good job during these times.
For the most part people are complying and the federal and provincial governments are doing a great job in very trying times.
Most of us are watching the circus south of the border and wondering how it all went go so wrong so fast. We wish them well and hope they come back to their senses soon,
bookofmorons
Level 9
Apr 16, 2020
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and how are things where you are?
Here people are also following the instructions from the government, with its exemptions of course. Young and old rebels still go outside haha.
But the death curve (3.315 people lost) is not too bad yet and we are slowly flattening it, of course 1 death is 1 too many but compared to Italy and Spain its pretty low.
What is happening down south? I just know Trump has no knowledge about viruses and that he isnt well oved nowadays....
@JonkoJerry Seems as if the US is doing things in their typical way. Man are following the guidelines laid down by science and decades of research. Other are wrapping themselves in the flag and/or bathing in the blood of jesus for protection . .
Thank you for asking!
For the most part people are obeying all the advisories to stay home and maintain physical distancing.
Trudeau and his wife are both healthy and safe and their quarantine is over.
We are economically stable with all of the government subsidies in place to suspend mortgage payments for 6 months and pay everyone 75% of their usual earnings.
Our hospitals are full, but the incoming cases have stabilized and we have enough ventilators... we're expecting a peak in a few days and the curve to flatten by the end of next week.
Hope you're all staying healthy and safe! What can you tell us about the state of things in the Netherlands?
Athena
Level 8
Apr 16, 2020
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That is good to hear!
Here in the Netherlands, we are all in an ''intelligent lockdown'' which means the government wants us all to become infected one by one so that we can create group immunity against the virus. I hope it works haha.
The hospitals here are also overburdened thanks to recent tax cuts in the health department.
But everyone is doing their best to follow the instructions and stay positive during these times .
Hopefully, soon we will get enough tests to determine who is sick or not and maybe even declare some places COVID-19 free!
The EU is also working on apps that tell you if you have been near anyone with the disease. But personally I don't like that idea... kinda scary 
That's very interesting.
Is there no concern about the people who will die from the infection? I would imagine certain populations are being protected from contracting the virus altogether?
@Athena
There is a lot of concern about the older generations. People leave them alone as much as possible, all the nursing facilities are pretty much closed off so no more visits. The problem is that older people, at home and not in a nursing home, are not properly taken care of in means of food supply and care. Partially due to a lack of ''home nurses'' (idk the name).
So those generations are feeling the most of Covid-19 here.
94% - 65+
5,5% - 50/65 years
0,5% - 20/50 years
Total deaths: 3.315
@ToolGuy Well, it was indirectly because of the EU yes (because of a loaning system of the European bank). Our government decided to cut spending in many sectors, including health so that we could pay a large part of our national debt and loan more in the future.
DIEM 25 wasn't known to me before but what I read is quite interesting. Can you tell me what it is and what you think of it?
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