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'It's like night and day': Trudeau's and Trump's Covid-19 responses fuel wildly different outcomes
With a population of nearly 38 million people, Canada is recording roughly 300 new infections each day, with a total nearly 28,000 active cases.
The US has a population nearly nine times larger, but its caseload – 1.6 million – is 60 times higher, and growing.
“I feel awful for them. They’re our friends and our neighbours. And obviously, the epidemic is getting worse, not better,” said Bogoch. “It’s really upsetting watching this unfold, knowing that most of this was largely preventable.”
This concern, however, is tempered by fear: more than 80% of Canadians support the idea of
keeping the border between the two countries closed until the situation in the United States improves.
“Canadians have spent the past three months in isolation, away from businesses, friends, families and schools,” said Lori Turnbull, a professor of political science at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.
“They’ve done all this to make sure that they survive the public health crisis. They don’t want the border to open and have Americans bring it up here.”
The contrasting pandemic experiences of the two countries aren’t just a result of luck or geography: experts point to widespread access to healthcare in Canada, as well as high levels of trust in government and public health officials.
