A new and popular television show is taking off in this province and its bare, almost spartan-like production values belie the fact that hundreds of people are behind its runaway success.
I am referring to the televised (and livestreamed) daily briefings on the COVID-19 crisis by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix.
What started out as an idea that would make an appearance from time to time has now become a six-days-a-week tour de force that is must-see viewing and listening for a public that unquestionably has an insatiable appetite for information related to the crisis.
The briefings occur in the legislature press theatre. When they began some weeks ago, they were jammed with reporters and staff (I