USA: “The average student lost more than half a year of learning in math and nearly a quarter of a school year in reading – with some district averages slipping more than double those amounts, or worse.”
COVID policy choices did this, not ‘the pandemic’.
https://www.blacklocks.ca/ask-mps-to-permit-digital-id/
"Canada’s airports are petitioning the Commons finance committee to introduce digital identification for domestic travelers"
"Unlike the past, where biometrics were not generally required for citizenship, this policy will make biometrics mandatory for all applicants by 2027."
The slow (and steady) march continues..
https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/new-canada-citizenship-rule-biometrics/