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Who said what this week

“Today, we are in transition from one pandemic to another; a transition to a new pandemic … We are in a position of great uncertainty with respect to variants, but what we know is alarming.”

Toronto medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa on the need for the city to remain in lockdown despite the province easing restrictions in other regions.

“Workers in this sector are calling ‘mayday’ and the federal government is still asleep at the switch, letting us crash.”

CUPE flight attendant union boss Wesley Lesosky after Air Canada cut 17 more routes and laid off 1,500 more workers.

“If I’m an impartial juror, and I’m trying to make a decision based on the facts as presented on this issue, then the House managers did a much better job.”

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, the one Republican who changed his vote to proceed with the trial.

“President Trump put a target on their backs and his mob broke into the Capitol to hunt them down.”

House prosecutor Stacey Plaskett, the Democratic delegate from Virgin Islands

“When Donald Trump tells the crowd as he did on Jan. 6 to fight like hell, or you won’t have a country anymore. He meant for them to fight like hell.”

Lead impeachment prosecutor Rep. Jamie Raskin

“It’s more like a case where the town fire chief who’s paid to put out fires sends a mob — not to yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theatre, but to actually set the theatre on fire.”

Rep. Jamie Raskin