"Vivre Avec le Virus"

Amid a rising tide of COVID-19 cases, Quebec's premier learns to live with the virus.

Cartoon by Amanda Di Genova.

How do you make light of the premier contracting COVID-19 without being a jerk?

This was the tightrope Amanda and I tried to walk when he heard the news that François Legault tested positive for the virus just as the province started pretending the pandemic is over.

We’re happy Legault is doing better and that his symptoms weren’t too bad. We can disagree on things but wishing harm on others is wrong and Legault is human just like anyone else. I’m sure we could get him to do shots with us and burn Bill 21 to the ground. He has goodness in him. That said, it is at least a little bit ironic that the politician telling us everything will be fine came down with a case of COVID.

I think it was around that time that the words “Vivre avec le virus” — mercilessly repeated by this government — flashed in our minds. And then I thought about COVID-19 as Legault’s roommate in a Perfect Strangers or Odd Couple type of sitcom.

Amanda took the idea and gave it the best treatment as she always does. Her work does something words simply can’t and I am awestruck by it always. You should check out her site and her online clothing store.

She’s a brilliant designer and also we happened to go to the same high school. Lake of Two Mountains, where the government funding is sort of adequate and the weed is fairly priced. At least when I was there.

Your friend,

Chris

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