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keep it real, Bonnie
Our local B.C. hero, Bonnie Henry, even has a “Good Times Guide.” Part of the “public health PR clinic” that she’s put on: a graphics team to bring us the trendy Bonnie. If us damn kids won’t listen to the buttoned-up Bonnie behind the podium, maybe we’ll listen to this chic version.
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Bonnie H isn't fussing
Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s much-loved leader on COVID, on the letter from 230 scientists to the WHO:
‘I actually think it’s a little bit of a tempest in a teapot in that we all agree on the extremes and we’re fussing a little bit about how much we need to focus on the bits in the middle,’ Henry said during Monday’s COVID-19 briefing.
Scientific acumen with even a dose of wisdom. A rare bird. Willing to see the forest and not the tress in this recent conversation (though I have no opinion on who is right here).
The contrast between the rhetoric of Henry versus that of (federal) U.S. leaders is striking. I saw that she’s recently been highlighted in the New York Times for her role in B.C.’s response to COVID. I wonder whether any U.S. regional health leaders have the respect that Henry does here. The few friends I talk to seem to indicate not.
(As a U.S. expat, I continue to pray for the U.S. and implore myself to maintain a sense of compassion for the difficult situation many of y’all find yourselves in—as we sit relatively comfortably here in Canada. Hang in there, friends!)
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