Are you ready to lock down again?

The second wave of COVID-19 is well under way in Europe and Canada.

A few months ago, Europeans were feeling really smug about how they’d beaten back the novel coronavirus while the United States was suffering the world’s worst outbreak.

They aren’t so smug now:

The United States still has more cases - both cumulative and daily - than any other nation on earth, but it also has over 300 million people. Per capita, Western Europe - especially France - is now experiencing far more cases every day, and several countries are starting to lock down again.

Mind you, if history is any guide, the US will probably be experiencing an even bigger outbreak per capita in the coming weeks, thanks in no small part to a President who seems determined to take as many of his own supporters down with him.

Canada has fared relatively well compared to the United States and Europe, but our own COVID-19 numbers are higher than ever. We recorded 2,700 new infections on October 29, and some provinces - most notably Alberta - are breaking their own records for new cases almost …