{"id":1277,"date":"2022-02-27T12:45:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T18:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2022-03-17T15:52:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T21:52:56","slug":"phone-zap-the-premier-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actagainstcovid.ca\/phone-zap-the-premier-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Phone zap the Premier today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today as the Saskatchewan government is lifting the last COVID-19 public health measures, we are directing thousands of people in Saskatchewan this week to call Premier Moe<\/a><\/strong> to extend them, as so many medical professionals are warning us to do mid-pandemic, to avoid needless pandemic suffering and death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let Scott Moe know you expect evidence-based, expert advice to inform Saskatchewan\u2019s public health policy. The Premier\u2019s office can be reached at 306-787-9433<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News articles are telling us<\/a> that Saskatchewan COVID-19 hospitalization rates remain at the breaking point yet the province is removing all protective workplace and community health measures today. February has seen one of the highest rates for COVID-19-related deaths<\/a>, averaging almost five deaths a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While they will be in receipt of our petition of over 10000 signatures today<\/a>, it’s also crucial that as many of us as possible make our voices heard by phone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your call matters because: <\/strong>the anti-public-health, anti-vax community has also used mass phone-ins to successfully pressure Regina city council to remove all municipal public health restrictions. Phone calls make a difference, especially if there is a storm of them in a short period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call the Premier now<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

If you are on Twitter, please amplify us by re-tweeting our Tweet<\/a> about this phone zap campaign. We are grateful to be collaborating with Saskforward<\/a> for this campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to say if you’re not sure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are angry and concerned about the premature removal of public health measures to control COVID-19, you likely can talk about your personal concerns at length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an age of texts and emails, however, it is often hard to feel articulate enough of the phone. And with so much information about COVID-19, we often find it hard to make a ‘case’ if we’re expressing our concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While your phone call to the Premier’s office will not require you to be a lawyer arguing a case, here are some points you can riff on below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The consensus of medical experts<\/strong> at the largest bodies dealing with public health, including the WHO and CDC, are recommending we go slow in removing public health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. We should be extending public health measures<\/strong> like the Saskatchewan vaccination passport and mandatory indoor masking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are being told to protect ourselves and manage our own risk<\/strong>, but COVID-19 infection and hospitalization data is no longer being reported to the public in a timely way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We would be better able to manage our risk if PCR tests continued to be freely available<\/strong> as part of our healthcare system for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constantly changing public health orders to appease a very vocal minority is frustrating<\/strong> for all residents, including those who are trying to reduce their exposure to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government of Saskatchewan is overreaching in its authority<\/strong> by providing directives to education and health care entities that disagree with the government\u2019s politicization of COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Premier Scott Moe is also encouraging a dangerous and unscientifically founded sense of futility<\/strong> over handling or controlling COVID-19 spread:<\/p>\n\n\n\n