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What we got wrong: Guardians judgement errors over 200 years

A daily newspaper cannot publish for 200 years without getting some things wrong. The Guardian has made its share of mistakes.There will always be errors of news judgement given the nature of the work. Tight deadlines meant the sinking of the Titanic was relegated to a small spot on page 9 in 1912; errors of scientific understanding resulted in a 1927 article that promoted the virtues of asbestos, and others in the late 1970s that warned of a looming ice age.But the most noticeable missteps stem not from the news pages but from the editorial column. For it is here that readers find out what the paper thinks about the great issues of the day. And it is here that mistakes are inked most indelibly into history, whether they relate to suffrage, reform or, most notably in recent years, the debate over Brexit.To err is human. But making the wrong call is both inevitable and painful. To see why the Guardian thinks the way it does, it is useful to start with the interests it originally sought to advance. The Manchester Guardian was born of moderate radicalism, and began life in 1821 as a mouthpiece for male middle-class political reform.In the years after the 1832 Reform Act, upwardly mobile men were enfranchised and the paper steadily lost its radical edge. When revolution convulsed Europe in the middle of the 19th century, the Manchester Guardian had little sympathy for the insurrectionists. Nationalism was associated with democracy in 1848, wrote David Ayerst in his history of the newspaper, and democracy was still suspect in the Guardian circle. The papers leader column declared support for martial law in Ireland to quell political turbulence as famine stalked the land. Its cold-hearted analysis was that Ireland could only feed itself if freed from its dependence on a few crops, and that required capital that would not be forthcoming without political stability.Fear of the mob dominated this period of the Manchester Guardians thinking. The paper advocated political reform extending the franchise and promoting secret ballots but it wanted to limit voting to male ratepayers. The call was for a property-based democracy, sound money and rational government. The Manchester Guardian wanted no part in the most widespread revolutionary wave in European history.It was also a proudly imperialist paper. When the Indian mutiny broke out in 1857 a rebellion acknowledged as the greatest challenge to any European power in the 19th century the leader column on 26 September of that year thundered with racism that England must retain unfaltering confidence in our right to rule over the native population by virtue of inherent superiority.Victorian liberalism was beset by double standards: while Asians could not be trusted with self-determination, Americans could be. More than 150 years ago the paper believed that the southern US states had the right to secede. It suspected that a free Confederacy would prosper and claimed it was as entitled to freedom as the Hungarians were when they had broken away from Austria in 1849. The Guardian reasoned that the breakup of the US would hasten the end of slavery, which it despised. This view was shared by William Gladstone of the Liberal party, who would be prime minister four times.The papers support for the Confederacy led to a loathing of Abraham Lincoln that today seems petty and shameful. For the Guardian of the 1860s, Lincoln was a fraud who treated emancipation of the slaves as negotiable because it stood in the way of US unity. In 1862, reflecting on his election the previous year, the paper said it is impossible not to feel that it was an evil day both for America and the world.Three years later an editorial on the presidents assassination scaled new heights of anti-Lincoln mania. Of his rule we can never speak except as a series of acts abhorrent to every true notion of constitutional right and human liberty, the paper wrote, before tactfully adding: It is doubtless to be regretted that he had not the opportunity of vindicating his good intentions.When Arthur Balfour, then Britains foreign secretary, promised 104 years ago to help establish a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, his words changed the world. The Guardian of 1917 supported, celebrated and could even be said to have helped facilitate the Balfour declaration. Scott was a supporter of Zionism and this blinded him to Palestinian rights. In 1917 he wrote a leader on the day the Balfour declaration was announced, in which he dismissed any other claim to the Holy Land, saying: The existing Arab population of Palestine is small and at a low stage of civilisation. Whatever else can be said, Israel today is not the country the Guardian foresaw or would have wanted.Having been a strong supporter of the Liberal party in the 19th century, the Manchester Guardian warmed to the Labour party in the 20th, while never losing its Liberal connections. Scott spent much of the last three decades of his life calling for Labour and the old Liberal party to co-operate and save the country from Conservative domination, a cause that is still very much alive today in the paper.In 1945, a new editor, Alfred Powell Wadsworth, erred in declaring that the chances of Labour sweeping the country ... are pretty remote and called in an editorial for the most fruitful coalition in these times: a Liberal-Labour government. The paper looked badly wrongfooted by the Labour landslide.Almost all the Guardians election leaders since the Second World War have endorsed either Labour or the Liberals, and sometimes both. The exception came in 1951, when AP Wadsworths dislike of Labours health minister, Aneurin Bevan, saw the paper back Churchills Tories.Editors do make a difference: under Wadsworth the Manchester Guardian took a surprisingly conservative view of the foundation of the National Health Service. While supporting the changes as a great step forward, the Guardian feared that the state providing welfare risks an increase in the proportion of the less gifted.And then there is Europe. The postwar Guardian had been a reliably European newspaper. The paper looked favourably on joining the Common Market from the late 1950s. The Guardian was running, it felt, with the tide of history: so much so that when the UK did not join the euro in 2003, the leader column described it as the biggest setback to the pro-European cause for a generation.The UKs place within the European club had been secured by an in/out referendum in 1975 called by Harold Wilson, who wanted the electorate to settle a question that divided the Labour party. The Guardian found itself siding with a small pro-European band in Labour, as well as almost all Tories and the Liberal party. On Thursday 5 June 1975, in a leader headlined: A vote for the next century, the paper called for voters to endorse Britains membership of the Common Market in that days referendum to ensure the country would be safer and more prosperous.No country had ever voted to leave the European Union before. The Guardian had been clear in the run-up to 2016s Brexit vote that the electorate ought to vote to stay in. But on the morning of 23 June 2016, the paper did not tell readers how it thought they should vote. Instead, on a vote that would define the countrys role in the next century, the leader said: The UK will, gradually, put the tensions of the campaign behind it, however painful they have been, and start instead to focus on its future. History had other ideas.While the Guardian leader column is now just one voice among many, it still represents the only long-range institutional view. It represents not any one persons belief but an attempt to distil values that have evolved across the centuries. The column tries to keep in mind past mistakes and to proceed with humility. No one knows the verdicts history will hand down on the opinions that appear obvious today. The Guardian

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Letter writers, Gannett Published 6:00 a.m. ET May 11, 2021

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Where has civility gone?

I have been playing tennis at the Naples Beach and Golf Club for years. I have also been part of the group that was attempting to save the facility so we could continue to play there in the years to comebut at some point the attempt went sour. Distrust abounded toward the Athens Group, the naming of the changes being proposed an amusement park, ( did anyone see a Ferris wheel in the plans?) and the audacity by some to try and stop the whole project emerged.

The city held a public meeting and those that voiced their concerns about the noise factor with pickle ball being so close to their homes were heard. Jay Newman, CEO of the Athens Group said they will move those facilities closer in so thats not a factor. When asked if there was a possibility of keeping the tennis open for a year while the project was going on, Jay said they would consider it.

They are listening! None of us really like change, and as much as I hate to see our beloved facility town down, and the golfers hate to see the course changed, I realize that we as the pubic are not the owners of the property. Im glad we raised awareness and have tried to fight for something we love, but I am a bit chagrined at how we as a community have gone about it.

Naples, we can do better!

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Martha Scott, Naples

Florida Bright Futures is a wildly popular college scholarship program for Florida students. During the 2021 legislative session senator Dennis Baxley (R-Ocala) tried to make drastic cuts to the program and limit which majors were eligible for assistance.

Voter outcry was immediate and unrelenting. The bills sponsors tried to water it down, dropping various provisions. The bill narrowly passed the senate but the house never took it up. The key takeaway from all of this is that when enough people speak out, legislators listen.

Like any government program, Bright Futures collects taxpayer money and uses it for the greater good. In this case, it helps students pay for college, allowing them to get better jobs and earn more over the course of their careers. Higher income means higher spending, which in turn boosts the overall economy. Investing a few tens of thousands in a student now reaps hundreds of thousands in benefit over the students lifetime.

The right-wing media rails against socialism every day. But when you ask parents and students whether they want this government-run, taxpayer funded, program to continue, the answer is a resounding yes. We should be talking about which government programs work instead of bringing up dreaded S word any time an idea comes from the other side.

Collier County is a Republican stronghold, yet its residents routinely vote for ballot measures that could easily be labeled liberal: felon voting rights, the $15 minimum wage, and continued funding of Conservation Collier. The latter is a program which, again, uses taxpayer money for the greater good, in this case land preservation. Lets do away with the labels and have a real conversation.

Adam Molny, Naples

Will somebody please explain to me Florida's reckless use of plastic.? We moved here in June to be closer to family. We came from a state where you couldnt get plastic in stores, Whole Foods charged 10 cents for paper and Walgreens had no bags at all. There was some grumbling at first but we all learned quickly to bring our own bags .

Here at Publix I bought a greeting card and a canned good and the employee tried to use twobags. I declined and put them in my purse. CVS and Walgreens the same.

A whale washed up in the Philippines with 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach, 1 in 3 leatherneck turtles are killed by plastic, birds mistake plastic for food. All could be prevented. Straws are a problem, too. They hand them out even if not requested.

I wish our fearless leaders would address serious issues rather than fixing the voting rules which were not broken.

The beauty of Florida will not be if this reckless behavior is not curtailed. Taking your own bags is not a sacrifice. It is easy and necessary. Requiring people to ask for a straw rather than giving them one is not difficult either.

Carolyn Sertich, Bonita Springs

Notwithstanding all the name calling and insults directed against President Trump in letters, columns and whatnot, the fact is that in four years he accomplished more of what the voters wanted than any president in history. He brought peace to the Middle East, stability in the Far East, cessation to the threat of war with Iran and, best of all, stability to our southern border with Mexico and points south.

Nasty letters will never begin to match that.

Richard W. Metz, Fort Myers

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Letters to the Editor for Tuesday May 11, 2021 - News-Press

Regarding Wokeness is dead, long live the woke, (May 7): The writer splendidly evokes British writer George Orwells incisive comments which describe the semantic mind games being employed today by (lets just say it) white supremacists. Those of us outspoken anti-racists try to do or say something anti-racist at least daily as suggested in Professor Ibram X. Kendis How to Be an Anti-Racist. For me, validating the excellence of a person of color is the most authentic act, and the opportunities abound. Trump didnt start naked racism in America, but is fomenting its resurgence with such violence and toxicity that it calls for active, militant non-violent resistance. As always, to be silent is to be complicit.

Britt D. Davis, Katy

Anyone who actually believes that Critical Race Theory is an academic exercise trying to unpack institutional racism for the good fails to understand its true malevolent purposes and ignores the interracial damage it promotes. That the Chronicle has no shame in printing such junk ought to inflame ones sensitivities, but somehow it falls short, probably because they have been numbed by the dreadful current state of things.

J. Jones, La Porte

Kudos to Chris Vognar, who really nailed it on wokeness. My only question: Why is it that the right is so much better at disinformation than the left? Is it because they are totally shameless?

David Kelly, Spring

Anti-trans tit for tat

Regarding Retaliatory action by state Rep. Dutton doesnt improve prospects for HISD reform, (May 7): Harold Duttons bill to significantly expand the Texas Education Agencys takeover power with discretionary investigations and conservator appointments was terrible legislation. I was glad to see it fall to a technical error. Dutton rammed the senate version, Senate Bill 1365, through his committee the next day in a huddle meeting on the floor of the House. But that didnt satisfy his wrath, so he took it out on transgender students, forcing the anti-trans sports bill out of his committee in a show of nearly incomprehensible vengeance on fellow Democrats.

Erica Grieders column is great until literally the last word. She finds all this troubling. Troubling? Despicable, incomprehensible, vindictive, loathsome, and just plain evil. Harold Dutton has been in the House since 1984. Time for a change.

Sarah Terrell, Houston

Hey, enough! Your Sunday paper has four different articles in favor of the trans people participating. Three from non-Houstonian outsiders Finger (San Antonio Express-News), Killion (San Francisco Chronicle) and Jalonick/Crary (AP) and Ms. Grieder, the most likely proponent on your own staff.

Why is this a partisan issue, a liberal cause? Anyone with half a brain realizes that individuals born as male have no place on the court or field with real women unless they want to be cheerleaders, drill team or in the band. Period.

Chris Stauffer, Richmond, TX

Rep. Harold Dutton needs to be removed as chair for the House Public Education Committee immediately and then voted out of office.

Go have your temper tantrum somewhere else, Rep. Dutton!

Jean Tanner, Houston

Regarding Rep. Hubertys arrest reminds us addiction doesnt discriminate neither should we, (A12, May 7): Thank you for your editorial lauding Rep. Dan Huberty for speaking out honestly about his alcoholism at the Texas Legislature, and helping to relieve the stigma associated with it. As someone who has struggled with addiction for many years, I was very moved by the piece.

How deeply disappointing that on the same day that the editorial appeared, Rep. Huberty voted in favor of Senate Bill 29, which would prohibit transgender children from participating in high school athletics. The discriminatory bill that Rep. Huberty voted for will only increase the stigmatization of transgender kids, already one of the most marginalized and vulnerable groups in our society today.

If only our leaders could have enough sensitivity and imagination to make the leap from understanding their own personal pain to empathizing with and appreciating how stigma affects others whose experiences are different from their own.

Andrew Edmonson, Houston

Being an outside observer on this now for literally years, in all the reporting it is always about who has the power as the issue. Not once has there been any reporting of what HISD or TEA would do differently to solve the problems of the failing schools in question.

A simple suggestion. The TEA could lead the failing schools and let HISD continue leading the schools that are not having the problems of the failing schools. If the TEA succeeds where HISD hasnt, then good for those kids. Maybe new or better practices can be gleaned for the rest of the kids in HISD. If the TEA also fails then all can stop blaming leadership and maybe start implementing doership.

Walt Lind, Nassau Bay

A greater whole

Regarding Houstons faith organizations band together to battle vaccine hesitancy, (May 6): The article about the weekly communications between the Greater Houston Partnership and Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston struck a chord. In Fort Bend County as well, Judge KP George has encouraged similar regular calls between Fort Bend Interfaith Community, local county agencies and local chambers of commerce, Houston Apartment Association and Houston Methodist Hospital to name a few. As perhaps the most diverse metropolitan community on the planet, this example of interfaith partnership can serve as a model for the country and even the world.

James Uschkrat, Sugar Land

Let sea monsters live

Regarding After 9-hour fight, Texas fisherman catches record 876-pound bluefin tuna, (May 3): It would have been a lot more impressive if the old man had measured that record-sized tuna and released him back to the sea, alive to swim again like those other anglers did with the huge 100-year-old sturgeon that was caught last week.

Nancy Higgs, Houston

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RK Sapra

FORESTS provide timber for the manufacturing of domestic and industrial products. The National Forest Policy (NFP), 1952, envisaged that the forests would meet the raw material demand of wood-based industries, while the National Forest Policy of 1988 shifted the focus to the conservation of forests. During the late 1970s and the 1980s, as per the recommendations of the National Commission on Agriculture, the states implemented externally aided social forestry projects which not only met the demand of raw material, but also led to the popularisation of agroforestry.

As per the India State of Forest Report (2019), the recorded forest areas (RFA) and the area under Trees Outside Forests (TOF) of India is 76.74 million hectares and 29.38 million hectares, respectively, which is 23.3% and 8.9% respectively, of the geographical area. The important species in rural areas are mango, kikar, eucalyptus, rubber, shisham and poplar. As per the report The Puzzle of Forest Productivity (2017), the annual harvest of timber from forests declined from 10 million cubic metres in the 1970s to 4 million cubic metres by 1990. The landmark judgment of the Supreme Court in the Godavarman case (1996) resulted in further decline in wood production from forests, which is presently about 3 million cubic metres. As per the report Tree Outside Forest Resources in India (2020), the annual timber production from TOFs was 85 million cubic metres in 2020, while 15 million cubic metres Roundwood Equivalent (RWE) of wood and wood products were imported, as per

Sustainable Trade of Wood and Wood- based Products in India (2021).

To meet the demand of large-sized wood, the policy of importing wood has been liberalised since the 1990s. The total import of roundwood logs and sawn wood was 6 million cubic metres from 2014-15 to 2019-20. The top four species of wood imported by India are teak, gurjan, meranti and beech and the imports of wood are mostly from Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Gabon, Brazil, Panama and New Zealand. India not only imports wood products like plywood, veneer, particle board, fibre board, pulp and waste-paper, newsprint, paperboards and furniture, but also exports most of them, except for pulp and waste paper, and newsprint. The exports also include antique furniture, handicrafts, wooden toys and swings. The Indian export and import of wood and wood products have shown a growing trend. However, the value of exports is much less as compared to that of imports. Wood and wood products worth about Rs 44,119 crore were imported during 2019-20.

Although India strongly supports sustainable forest management, wood and wood products may be imported into India without certification. A study by the International Union of Forest Research Organisations shows that India accounts for about 10% of the global illegal wood trade. Hence, voluntary certification of wood and wood products may be enforced in our country to ensure their trouble-free international trade As the imported timber might become costlier in future due to its increased demand and strict enforcement of voluntary certification regime in exporting countries, the promotion of composite wood panels may be the right strategy in the long run.

India has achieved self-sufficiency in producing small-sized wood but is still heavily dependent on imported timber due to shortage of large-sized wood from the forests. The Central Government has launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to reduce dependency on imports and encourage the production of local products. For achieving self-reliance in the wood sector, the domestic production of large- sized wood needs to be enhanced through harvesting the annual incremental yield of forests. India has sufficient land resources, favourable climate, technical know-how and manpower to produce large-sized wood; hence, incentives to plantation companies and industries are needed for attracting investments to this sector.

The area under national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India is 16 million hectares, so the area of RFAs excluding national parks and wildlife sanctuaries is 60.74 million hectares. As per the National Working Plan Code (2014), 10% of the RFAs may be used for production forestry through quality plantations for which about 6 million hectares of forests can be safely reserved for the production of large-sized wood. The degraded forests may be leased out to the private sector for raising highly productive plantations through required intensive inputs and silvicultural operations. The plantations in degraded forests may be financed through the public private partnership (PPP) model. But there is resistance from environmentalists and the bureaucracy to felling in natural forests and the leasing of forest lands to the private sector; hence, there is not much scope for increasing the yield of wood from forest lands. A safe limit of 2-3 million cubic metres of wood may be targeted.

The government should aggressively promote the production of large-sized wood on farmlands by providing incentives like discounted loans, capital subsidies and tax concessions to plantation companies and industries. The large-sized wood may be produced on 35 million hectares of farmer-owned uncultivated wasteland and current fallows. The productivity of plantations may be higher due to quality plants, improved silvicultural practices, better quality of land and better management. The plantations may be harvested at reduced rotations, which will provide juvenile wood; hence, intensive research and development efforts are needed to improve their utilisation. The projected annual production of timber from 1 million hectares of plantations of medium rotation trees like gamhar, kadam, silver oak, kikar and long-rotation trees like teak and shisham on farmlands would be 7.4 million cubic metres of timber worth about Rs 55.2 billion and would generate employment of about 13.5 million person days (the writers estimate).

The emphasis on speedy development of plantations and wood-based industries will not only meet their local demands but also help in increasing their exports. This will be a win-win situation for India as the expansion of this sector will increase the income of farmers, generate employment opportunities for labourers, business opportunities for various stakeholders, enhance the revenue of the government, fetch foreign exchange and help in environmental conservation.

Policy initiatives

The Government of India is playing a proactive role in investment promotion through a liberal FDI policy in this sector. Recently, the government increased the import duty on furniture and agarbattis to promote their local manufacturing. The National Toy Action Programme is going to be launched soon. The following policy initiatives are required for speeding up this process:

The author is ex-MD, Haryana Forest Development Corporation

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The Morrison Government will upgrade the Newcastle Airport runway generating thousands of local jobs while creating new domestic and international travel and export destinations for Hunter and Central Coast residents and businesses.

The runway will be widened with a $66 million investment to accommodate longer range domestic and international passenger services as well as significantly increased large freight capabilities to benefit local exporters. This will maximise the benefits of works already completed on the terminal to upgrade international arrivals and departures processing.

Newcastle Airport estimates these improvements could create around 4,400 full-time jobs, deliver an additional 850,000 visitors to the region and add $12.7 billion to the local economy over the next 20 years.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the airport investment was a game changer and would provide significant economic benefits for the Hunter and Central Coast community.

This investment demonstrates our commitment to the Hunter economy, its workers and businesses and will deliver a jobs boom for the whole region, the Prime Minister said.

This investment will also deliver hundreds of thousands of extra tourists to the region, spending money in local businesses, while exporters in the region will be able to access increased freight flights into new international markets.

This funding leverages our significant defence investments at RAAF Base Williamtown, not only creating local economic benefits but also making it easier for the entire local community to travel domestically, and once open again, to travel internationally to many new locations.

The upgrades to Code E status would mean larger aircraft like Boeing 777s and Airbus 330s could land in Newcastle, with twice daily international flights expected alongside increased daily direct domestic flights.

The work will be done alongside RAAFs scheduled runway maintenance at the Williamtown base.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Government was committed to the aviation sector and maintaining Australias aviation infrastructure, as part of its ongoing support to ensure the sector recovers and thrives.

This is another example of the Government backing our aviation industry, including airports, to support planes in the air and jobs on the ground, the Deputy Prime Minister said.

This has included close to $3 million in support to Newcastle Airport to assist with security screening costs, supporting half-price flights to the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast through Qantas and FlyPelican and funding to maintain essential flights to and from the airport through the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This has ensured activity is sustained at the airport and todays announcement continues to back in this support to drive the economy and to maintain jobs for the Hunter region.

The Department of Defence will ensure local businesses are contracted through a Local Industry Capability Plan.

Minister for Defence Peter Dutton said the Government is committed to position Defence to increase our strategic competition, now and into the future.

The upgraded lighting and runway will ensure the airfield remains in line with modern industry aviation standards. This is critically important to support the operation of fifth generation aircraft into the future, Minister Dutton said.

The improved drainage will allow the Australian Defence Force to support operations through heavy weather events, such as seen in NSW with the recent floods.

Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie said this was a great initiative that would lift the capability of Williamtown RAAF Base and open up new international markets for tourism and trade, boosting the regions economy.

Our tourism operators know what an amazing asset the airport is and as we reopen flights within Australia and later to the world the Hunter and Mid North Coast are all set to benefit, Dr Gillespie said.

This project will reduce cost and travel times for air-freight movements benefitting our primary producers and attract more Corporate, Defence and Aerospace to the Hunter.

Pending parliamentary approvals, construction is expected to start later this year and be completed in 2023.

Scott Morrison MPPrime Minister

Michael McCormack MPDeputy Prime MinisterMinister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development

Peter Dutton MPMinister for Defence

Dr David Gillespie MPMember for Lyne

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The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 10, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 340,118 new vaccinations administered for a total of 16,257,673 doses given. Nationwide, 1,267,117 people or 3.3 per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated. The provinces have administered doses at a rate of 42,897.053 per 100,000. There were 112,500 new vaccines delivered to the provinces and territories for a total of 18,154,594 doses delivered so far. The provinces and territories have used 89.55 per cent of their available vaccine supply. Please note that Newfoundland and Labrador, P.E.I., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the territories typically do not report on a daily basis. Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting 24,249 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 205,902 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 393.22 per 1,000. In the province, 1.85 per cent (9,676) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Newfoundland and Labrador for a total of 244,930 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 47 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 84.07 per cent of its available vaccine supply. P.E.I. is reporting 6,556 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 59,758 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 376.715 per 1,000. In the province, 6.78 per cent (10,750) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to P.E.I. for a total of 76,725 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 48 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 77.89 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Nova Scotia is reporting 45,179 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 366,089 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 375.13 per 1,000. In the province, 3.86 per cent (37,699) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Nova Scotia for a total of 450,600 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 46 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 81.24 per cent of its available vaccine supply. New Brunswick is reporting 36,324 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 308,215 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 395.127 per 1,000. In the province, 3.83 per cent (29,878) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to New Brunswick for a total of 373,815 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 48 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 82.45 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Quebec is reporting 63,377 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,781,451 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 441.931 per 1,000. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Quebec for a total of 4,119,439 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 48 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 91.8 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Ontario is reporting 94,093 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,238,778 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 424.722 per 1,000. In the province, 2.68 per cent (393,884) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Ontario for a total of 7,056,415 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 48 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 88.41 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Manitoba is reporting 7,799 new vaccinations administered for a total of 565,219 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 410.47 per 1,000. In the province, 5.52 per cent (76,060) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Manitoba for a total of 686,160 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 50 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 82.37 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Saskatchewan is reporting 9,124 new vaccinations administered for a total of 527,257 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 447.149 per 1,000. In the province, 3.93 per cent (46,393) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Saskatchewan for a total of 542,935 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 46 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 97.11 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Alberta is reporting 27,918 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,916,957 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 435.47 per 1,000. In the province, 7.24 per cent (318,841) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Alberta for a total of 2,002,215 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 45 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 95.74 per cent of its available vaccine supply. British Columbia is reporting 116,661 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,159,103 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 420.749 per 1,000. In the province, 2.07 per cent (106,058) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 112,500 new vaccines delivered to British Columbia for a total of 2,442,540 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 48 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 88.4 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Yukon is reporting 397 new vaccinations administered for a total of 49,836 doses given. The territory has administered doses at a rate of 1,194.22 per 1,000. In the territory, 55.72 per cent (23,253) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Yukon for a total of 55,920 doses delivered so far. The territory has received enough of the vaccine to give 130 per cent of its population a single dose. The territory has used 89.12 per cent of its available vaccine supply. The Northwest Territories are reporting 1,804 new vaccinations administered for a total of 49,811 doses given. The territory has administered doses at a rate of 1,103.992 per 1,000. In the territory, 49.87 per cent (22,501) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to the Northwest Territories for a total of 58,800 doses delivered so far. The territory has received enough of the vaccine to give 130 per cent of its population a single dose. The territory has used 84.71 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Nunavut is reporting 201 new vaccinations administered for a total of 29,297 doses given. The territory has administered doses at a rate of 756.52 per 1,000. In the territory, 33.25 per cent (12,878) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Nunavut for a total of 44,100 doses delivered so far. The territory has received enough of the vaccine to give 110 per cent of its population a single dose. The territory has used 66.43 per cent of its available vaccine supply. *Notes on data: The figures are compiled by the COVID-19 Open Data Working Group based on the latest publicly available data and are subject to change. Note that some provinces report weekly, while others report same-day or figures from the previous day. Vaccine doses administered is not equivalent to the number of people inoculated as the approved vaccines require two doses per person. The vaccines are currently not being administered to children under 18 and those with certain health conditions. In some cases the number of doses administered may appear to exceed the number of doses distributed as some provinces have been drawing extra doses per vial. This report was automatically generated by The Canadian Press Digital Data Desk and was first published May 10, 2021. The Canadian Press

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The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 10, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 340,118 new vaccinations administered for a total of 16,257,673 doses given. Nationwide, 1,267,117 people or 3.3 per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated. The provinces have administered doses at a rate of 42,897.053 per 100,000. There were 112,500 new vaccines delivered to the provinces and territories for a total of 18,154,594 doses delivered so far. The provinces and territories have used 89.55 per cent of their available vaccine supply. Please note that Newfoundland and Labrador, P.E.I., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the territories typically do not report on a daily basis. Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting 24,249 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 205,902 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 393.22 per 1,000. In the province, 1.85 per cent (9,676) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Newfoundland and Labrador for a total of 244,930 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 47 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 84.07 per cent of its available vaccine supply. P.E.I. is reporting 6,556 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 59,758 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 376.715 per 1,000. In the province, 6.78 per cent (10,750) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to P.E.I. for a total of 76,725 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 48 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 77.89 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Nova Scotia is reporting 45,179 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 366,089 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 375.13 per 1,000. In the province, 3.86 per cent (37,699) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Nova Scotia for a total of 450,600 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 46 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 81.24 per cent of its available vaccine supply. New Brunswick is reporting 36,324 new vaccinations administered over the past seven days for a total of 308,215 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 395.127 per 1,000. In the province, 3.83 per cent (29,878) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to New Brunswick for a total of 373,815 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 48 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 82.45 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Quebec is reporting 63,377 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,781,451 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 441.931 per 1,000. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Quebec for a total of 4,119,439 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 48 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 91.8 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Ontario is reporting 94,093 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,238,778 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 424.722 per 1,000. In the province, 2.68 per cent (393,884) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Ontario for a total of 7,056,415 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 48 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 88.41 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Manitoba is reporting 7,799 new vaccinations administered for a total of 565,219 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 410.47 per 1,000. In the province, 5.52 per cent (76,060) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Manitoba for a total of 686,160 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 50 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 82.37 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Saskatchewan is reporting 9,124 new vaccinations administered for a total of 527,257 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 447.149 per 1,000. In the province, 3.93 per cent (46,393) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Saskatchewan for a total of 542,935 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 46 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 97.11 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Alberta is reporting 27,918 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,916,957 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 435.47 per 1,000. In the province, 7.24 per cent (318,841) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Alberta for a total of 2,002,215 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 45 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 95.74 per cent of its available vaccine supply. British Columbia is reporting 116,661 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,159,103 doses given. The province has administered doses at a rate of 420.749 per 1,000. In the province, 2.07 per cent (106,058) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were 112,500 new vaccines delivered to British Columbia for a total of 2,442,540 doses delivered so far. The province has received enough of the vaccine to give 48 per cent of its population a single dose. The province has used 88.4 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Yukon is reporting 397 new vaccinations administered for a total of 49,836 doses given. The territory has administered doses at a rate of 1,194.22 per 1,000. In the territory, 55.72 per cent (23,253) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Yukon for a total of 55,920 doses delivered so far. The territory has received enough of the vaccine to give 130 per cent of its population a single dose. The territory has used 89.12 per cent of its available vaccine supply. The Northwest Territories are reporting 1,804 new vaccinations administered for a total of 49,811 doses given. The territory has administered doses at a rate of 1,103.992 per 1,000. In the territory, 49.87 per cent (22,501) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to the Northwest Territories for a total of 58,800 doses delivered so far. The territory has received enough of the vaccine to give 130 per cent of its population a single dose. The territory has used 84.71 per cent of its available vaccine supply. Nunavut is reporting 201 new vaccinations administered for a total of 29,297 doses given. The territory has administered doses at a rate of 756.52 per 1,000. In the territory, 33.25 per cent (12,878) of the population has been fully vaccinated. There were zero new vaccines delivered to Nunavut for a total of 44,100 doses delivered so far. The territory has received enough of the vaccine to give 110 per cent of its population a single dose. The territory has used 66.43 per cent of its available vaccine supply. *Notes on data: The figures are compiled by the COVID-19 Open Data Working Group based on the latest publicly available data and are subject to change. Note that some provinces report weekly, while others report same-day or figures from the previous day. Vaccine doses administered is not equivalent to the number of people inoculated as the approved vaccines require two doses per person. The vaccines are currently not being administered to children under 18 and those with certain health conditions. In some cases the number of doses administered may appear to exceed the number of doses distributed as some provinces have been drawing extra doses per vial. This report was automatically generated by The Canadian Press Digital Data Desk and was first published May 10, 2021. The Canadian Press

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