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’.
"Oxaro had received $50.6 million in taxpayer money; $33.7 million has been spent on administrative costs, while injured Canadians received $16.9 million. Updated Health Canada figures released last week show the company has now received $54.1 million and spent $36.3 million on administration costs, with just $18.1 million paid to injured Canadians"
https://globalnews.ca/news/11407587/visp-program-phac-government/