Overview

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease known as COVID-19, has infected people in 212 countries so far and on every continent except Antarctica. Vast changes to our home lives, social interactions, government functioning and relations between countries have swept the world in a few months and are difficult to hold in one's mind at one time. That is why a collaborative effort such as this edited, multidisciplinary collection is needed. This book confronts the vulnerabilities and interconnectedness made visible by the pandemic and its consequences, along with the legal, ethical and policy responses. These include vulnerabilities for people who have been harmed or will be harmed by the virus directly and those harmed by measures taken to slow its relentless march; vulnerabilities exposed in our institutions, governance and legal structures; and vulnerabilities in other countries and at the global level where persistent injustices harm us all. Hopefully, COVID-19 will forces us to deeply reflect on how we govern and our policy priorities; to focus preparedness, precaution, and recovery to include all, not just some. Published in English with some chapters in French.

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Author:   Colleen M. Flood (University of Ottawa) ,  Vanessa MacDonnell (University of Ottawa) ,  Jane Philpott (Queens University) ,  Sophie Thériault (University of Ottawa)
Publisher:   University of Ottawa Press
Imprint:   University of Ottawa Press
Edition:   Bilingual edition
Weight:   0.900kg
ISBN:  

9780776636405

ISBN 10:   0776636405
Pages:   648
Publication Date:   14 July 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION Overview of COVID-19: Old and New Vulnerabilities Colleen M. Flood, Vanessa MacDonnell, Jane Philpott, Sophie Thériault and Sridhar Venkatapuram     SECTION A: WHO DOES WHAT? CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS OF CANADIAN FEDERALISM   CHAPTER A-1 Have the Post-SARS Reforms Prepared Us for COVID-19? Mapping the Institutional Landscape Katherine Fierlbeck and Lorian Hardcastle   CHAPTER A-2 COVID-19 and First Nations’ Responses Aimée Craft, Deborah McGregor, and Jeffery Hewitt   CHAPITRE A-3 Réflexions sur la mise en œuvre de la Loi sur la santé publique au Québec dans le contexte de la pandémie de COVID-19 Michelle Giroux   CHAPITRE A-4 La COVID-19 au Canada : le fédéralisme coopératif à pied d’œuvre David Robitaille   CHAPTER A-5 Pandemic Data Sharing: How the Canadian Constitution Has Turned into a Suicide Pact Amir Attaran and Adam R. Houston   CHAPTER A-6 The Federal Emergencies Act: A Hollow Promise in the Face of COVID-19? Colleen M. Flood and Bryan Thomas   CHAPTER A-7 Resisting the Siren’s Call: Emergency Powers, Federalism, and Public Policy Carissima Mathen   CHAPTER A-8 Municipal Power and Democratic Legitimacy in the Time of COVID-19 Alexandra Flynn     SECTION B: MAKING SURE SOMEONE IS ACCOUNTABLE: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESPONSIBILITIES   CHAPTER B-1 Ensuring Executive and Legislative Accountability in a Pandemic Vanessa MacDonnell   CHAPTER B-2 Good Governance: Institutions, Processes, and People Mel Cappe   CHAPTER B-3 The Duty to Govern and the Rule of Law in an Emergency Grégoire Webber    CHAPTER B-4 Does Debunking Work? Correcting COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media Timothy Caulfield   CHAPTER B-5 The Media Paradox and the COVID-19 Pandemic Jeffrey Simpson   CHAPTER B-6 Governmental Power and COVID-19: The Limits of Judicial Review Paul Daly   CHAPTER B-7 Liability of the Crown in Times of Pandemic Marie-France Fortin    CHAPTER B-8 Balancing Risk and Reward in the Time of COVID-19: Bridging the Gap Between Public Interest and the “Best Interests of the Corporation” Jennifer A. Quaid     SECTION C: CIVIL LIBERTIES VS. IDEAS OF PUBLIC HEALTH    CHAPTER C-1 Civil Liberties vs. Public Health Colleen M. Flood, Bryan Thomas, and Dr. Kumanan Wilson   CHAPTER C-2 Privacy, Ethics, and Contact-Tracing Apps Teresa Scassa, Jason Millar, and Kelly Bronson   CHAPTER C-3 Should Immunity Licences be an Ingredient in our Policy Response to COVID-19? Daniel Weinstock and Vardit Ravitsky   CHAPTER C-4 The Punitive Impact of Physical Distancing Laws on Homeless People Terry Skolnik   CHAPTER C-5 The Right of Citizens Abroad to Return During a Pandemic Yves Le Bouthillier and Delphine Nakache     SECTION D: EQUITY AND COVID-19   CHAPTER D-1 How Should We Allocate Health and Social Resources During a Pandemic? Sridhar Venkatapuram   CHAPITRE D-2 COVID-19 et âgisme : crise annoncée dans les centres de soins de longue durée et réponse improvisée ? Martine Lagacé, Linda Garcia et Louise Bélanger-Hardy   CHAPTER D-3 Fault Lines: COVID-19, the Charter, and Long-term Care Martha Jackman   CHAPTER D-4 The Front line Defence: Housing and Human Rights in the Time of COVID-19 Leilani Farha and Kaitlin Schwan   CHAPTER D-5 COVID-19 in Canadian Prisons: Policies, Practices and Concerns Adelina Iftene   CHAPTER D-6 Systemic Discrimination in Government Services and Programs and Its Impact on First Nations Peoples During the COVID-19 Pandemic Anne Levesque and Sophie Thériault    CHAPTER D-7 Preventing the Spread of Anti-Asian Racism: Including Critical Race Analysis in a Pandemic Plan Jamie Chai Yun Liew   CHAPTER D-8 Migrant Health in a Time of Pandemic: Fallacies of Us-Versus-Them Y.Y. Brandon Chen   CHAPTER D-9 Not All in This Together: Disability Rights and COVID-19 Tess Sheldon and Ravi Malhotra   CHAPTER D-10 Weighing Public Health and Mental Health Responses to Non-Compliance with Public Health Directives in the Context of Mental Illness Jennifer A. Chandler, Yasmin Khaliq, Mona Gupta, Kwame McKenzie, Simon Hatcher, and Olivia Lee     SECTION E: THIS JOB IS GONNA KILL ME: WORKING AND COVID-19   CHAPTER E-1 Privatization and COVID-19: A Deadly Combination for Nursing Homes Pat Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, and Ivy Bourgeault   CHAPTER E-2 A View from the Front Lines of a COVID-19 Outbreak Jane Philpott   CHAPTER E-3 Occupational Health and Safety and COVID-19: Whose Rights Come First in a Pandemic? Katherine Lippel   CHAPTER E-4 Risking It All: Providing Patient Care and Whistleblowing During a Pandemic Vanessa Gruben and Louise Bélanger-Hardy   CHAPTER E-5 Worked to the Bone: COVID-19, the Agrifood Labour Force, and the Need for More Compassionate Post-Pandemic Food Systems Sarah Berger Richardson     SECTION F: GLOBAL HEALTH AND GOVERNANCE   CHAPTER F-1 “Flattening the Curve” Through COVID-19 Contagion Containment Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram   CHAPTER F-2 The Plausibility and Resolvability of Legal Claims Against China and WHO under the International Health Regulations (2005) Sam Halabi and Kumanan Wilson    CHAPTER F-3 COVID-19 and Africa: Does “One Size Fit All” in Public Health Intervention? Chidi Oguamanam   CHAPTER F-4 Border Closures: A Pandemic of Symbolic Acts in the Time of COVID-19 Steven J. Hoffman and Patrick Fafard   CHAPTER F-5 COVID-19 and Accountable Artificial Intelligence in a Global Context Céline Castets-Renard and Eleonore Fournier-Tombs   CHAPTER F-6 International Trade, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Policy: Lessons from a Pandemic Jeremy de Beer and E. Richard Gold   CHAPTER F-7 COVID-19 Vaccines as Global Public Goods Jason W. Nickerson and Matthew Herder Biographies

Reviews

""In the wake of COVID-19, many of us are asking, ""What just happened?"" This book provides the answer. Leading scholars from across disciplines address the pandemic's impact, with vulnerability as the underlying theme. Why were some neighbourhoods hit harder than others? Do lessons learned equip us to better manage a ""second wave?"" Did Canadian federalism impede more effective responses? And what if a vaccine is delayed, or proves impossible? This book is an indispensable source of insight and advice, helping us understand not only what happened, but how to diminish the chances of it happening again.""-- ""PUO-UOP"" ""Pandemics and contagion bring out the best and worst in individuals and societies. They put into stark relief the strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and inequities in society, government policies, and institutional practices. Lessons from past events are often forgotten. This book presents crucial perspectives, to deal with the current pandemic and prepare for the future"".-- ""PUO-UOP"" No book could be more timely and important than Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19. This book explores the unconscionable health, social, and economic inequities revealed by COVID-19. It probes the profound weaknesses in many national responses, the deficiencies in global institutions, and the affronts to human rights and the rule of law. Above all, this marvellous book makes a compelling case for transparency, accountability, and justice. The book is a tour de force on the human, social, economic, and legal impacts of a once in a lifetime pandemic.-- ""PUO-UOP"" This important compilation comes at a time in Canada when we are looking back on the first months of a global pandemic and strengthen-ing our foundation for future work. The authors' in-depth questioning and proposing of just and innovative approaches should inform how COVID-19 is addressed by public health and elected representatives.-- ""PUO-UOP""

"""In the wake of COVID-19, many of us are asking, ""What just happened?"" This book provides the answer. Leading scholars from across disciplines address the pandemic's impact, with vulnerability as the underlying theme. Why were some neighbourhoods hit harder than others? Do lessons learned equip us to better manage a ""second wave?"" Did Canadian federalism impede more effective responses? And what if a vaccine is delayed, or proves impossible? This book is an indispensable source of insight and advice, helping us understand not only what happened, but how to diminish the chances of it happening again.""-- ""PUO-UOP"" ""Pandemics and contagion bring out the best and worst in individuals and societies. They put into stark relief the strengths, weaknesses, gaps, and inequities in society, government policies, and institutional practices. Lessons from past events are often forgotten. This book presents crucial perspectives, to deal with the current pandemic and prepare for the future"".-- ""PUO-UOP"" No book could be more timely and important than Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19. This book explores the unconscionable health, social, and economic inequities revealed by COVID-19. It probes the profound weaknesses in many national responses, the deficiencies in global institutions, and the affronts to human rights and the rule of law. Above all, this marvellous book makes a compelling case for transparency, accountability, and justice. The book is a tour de force on the human, social, economic, and legal impacts of a once in a lifetime pandemic.-- ""PUO-UOP"" This important compilation comes at a time in Canada when we are looking back on the first months of a global pandemic and strengthen-ing our foundation for future work. The authors' in-depth questioning and proposing of just and innovative approaches should inform how COVID-19 is addressed by public health and elected representatives.-- ""PUO-UOP"""

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Vanessa MacDonnell is Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and Co-Director of the uOttawa Public Law Centre. She researches in the areas of Canadian constitutional law, constitutional theory, comparative constitutional law, and criminal law and procedure.

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