Cory Morgan: Latest Push for Mask Mandates a Worrying Trend of Coercion Becoming Normalized Sans Pandemic

Commentary
The default setting for Canadian rights should be freedom. Incursions upon any freedoms by the government should only be done as an absolute last resort, no matter how minor those incursions may feel to some people.
While it’s not surprising to see some fearmongering politicians and legacy media outlets implying we need legislated mask mandates in response to a rise in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and flu cases, it’s concerning how many people are taking such suggestions in stride. Citizens are becoming trained to shrug their shoulders and accept the notion of governments imposing mask laws upon them at the drop of a hat, and we should be concerned….