Coronavirus can teach us about hope

Coronavirus can teach us about hope

Paul Morden/The Observer Rachel Veilleux, a recreation coordinator with the parks and recreation department in Sarnia, weeds a garden in Veterans Park, helping fill in on city horticultural crews that are short-staffed this year because summer students weren’t hired as part of local cutbacks aimed at saving costs during the COVID-19 restrictions. The unstoppable happened: We dropped out from school, workplace, conferences, vacations, gyms, errands, parties, bars, clubs, houses of worship, the endless rushing around.

The impossible happened: Extending workers’ rights and benefits, freeing prisoners, a possible universal basic income, trillions of dollars spending on people’s needs.

We are seeing positive […]

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