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Ramy Elitzur

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout debacle: how did we get here?

In 1957, Herbert Simon came up with the idea of “Bounded Rationality,” for which he eventually won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1978.

Opinion | BY RAMY ELITZUR | April 19, 2021

As vaccines were developed, the Canadian government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, chose to apply a scattergun approach, an understandable strategy due to the inherent uncertainty in vaccine development. It is questionable, however, why it would bet heavily on a Chinese vaccine during the time of heightened tensions between Canada and China. Moreover, Canada came late to the dance and negotiated badly with the leading candidates (namely, Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca), writes Ramy Elitzur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout debacle: how did we get here?

Opinion | BY RAMY ELITZUR | April 19, 2021

In 1957, Herbert Simon came up with the idea of “Bounded Rationality,” for which he eventually won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1978.

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout debacle: how did we get here?

Opinion | BY RAMY ELITZUR | April 19, 2021

In 1957, Herbert Simon came up with the idea of “Bounded Rationality,” for which he eventually won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1978.

As vaccines were developed, the Canadian government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, chose to apply a scattergun approach, an understandable strategy due to the inherent uncertainty in vaccine development. It is questionable, however, why it would bet heavily on a Chinese vaccine during the time of heightened tensions between Canada and China. Moreover, Canada came late to the dance and negotiated badly with the leading candidates (namely, Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca), writes Ramy Elitzur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian airlines: an industry in crisis

COVID-19 has tremendously affected the airline industry in Canada. As the COVID-19 crisis took shape airlines around the globe suffered and at one point

Opinion | BY RAMY ELITZUR | April 5, 2021

We need to ask whether the government should do more to help the airline industry as it is facing an unprecedented crisis. The answer to this question is complex and, as such, goes well beyond the boundaries of this op-ed, as the government already provided some aid to employers and it needs to ask itself before ramping this up whether the problems that we see now are only the result of events that took place well before the crisis, for example, the Air Canada’s stock repurchases. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Canadian airlines: an industry in crisis

Opinion | BY RAMY ELITZUR | April 5, 2021

COVID-19 has tremendously affected the airline industry in Canada. As the COVID-19 crisis took shape airlines around the globe suffered and at one point

Canadian airlines: an industry in crisis

Opinion | BY RAMY ELITZUR | April 5, 2021

COVID-19 has tremendously affected the airline industry in Canada. As the COVID-19 crisis took shape airlines around the globe suffered and at one point

We need to ask whether the government should do more to help the airline industry as it is facing an unprecedented crisis. The answer to this question is complex and, as such, goes well beyond the boundaries of this op-ed, as the government already provided some aid to employers and it needs to ask itself before ramping this up whether the problems that we see now are only the result of events that took place well before the crisis, for example, the Air Canada’s stock repurchases. Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia