To be fair, travel within and between the majority of provinces really shouldn’t be a problem at this point. There were just 60 new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan (two), Alberta (47) and British Columbia (11) combined on Wednesday, and just five in New Brunswick (four) and Nova Scotia (one). Like many countries, both have made face masks compulsory in various circumstances — certainly on public transit. And the science may even be moving on: The National Post’s Sharon Kirkey reports that a growing body of research and expert opinion suggests full face masks may be considerably more effective. Meanwhile Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, could not appear more reluctant to endorse mask wearing unless she advised against wearing them altogether — which was, famously, her original position.

Source: National Post June 12, 2020 00:16 UTC