University of Ottawa Press
Vulnerable
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About this book
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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“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.”
"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".
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.
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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
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xiii - INTRODUCTION
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Overview of COVID-19: Old and New Vulnerabilities
1 - SECTION A. WHO DOES WHAT? CHALLENGES AND DEMANDS OF CANADIAN FEDERALISM
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CHAPTER A-1 Have the Post-SARS Reforms Prepared Us for COVID-19? Mapping the Institutional Landscape
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CHAPTER A-2 COVID-19 and First Nations’ Responses
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CHAPITRE A-3 Réflexions sur la mise en oeuvre de la Loi sur la santé publique au Québec dans le contexte de la pandémie de COVID-19
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CHAPITRE A-4 La COVID-19 au Canada : le fédéralisme coopératif à pied d’oeuvre
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CHAPTER A-5 Pandemic Data Sharing: How the Canadian Constitution Has Turned into a Suicide Pact
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CHAPTER A-6 The Federal Emergencies Act: A Hollow Promise in the Face of COVID-19?
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CHAPTER A-7 Resisting the Siren’s Call: Emergency Powers, Federalism, and Public Policy
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CHAPTER A-8 Municipal Power and Democratic Legitimacy in the Time of COVID-19
127 - SECTION B. MAKING SURE SOMEONE IS ACCOUNTABLE: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESPONSIBILITIES
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CHAPTER B-1 Ensuring Executive and Legislative Accountability in a Pandemic
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CHAPTER B-2 Good Governance: Institutions, Processes, and People
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CHAPTER B-3 The Duty to Govern and the Rule of Law in an Emergency
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CHAPTER B-4 Does Debunking Work? Correcting COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media
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CHAPTER B-5 The Media Paradox and the COVID-19 Pandemic
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CHAPTER B-6 Governmental Power and COVID-19: The Limits of Judicial Review
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CHAPTER B-7 Liability of the Crown in Times of Pandemic
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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”
233 - SECTION C. CIVIL LIBERTIES VS. IDEAS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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CHAPTER C-1 Civil Liberties vs. Public Health
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CHAPTER C-2 Privacy, Ethics, and Contact-Tracing Apps
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CHAPTER C-3 Should Immunity Licences be an Ingredient in our Policy Response to COVID-19?
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CHAPTER C-4 The Punitive Impact of Physical Distancing Laws on Homeless People
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CHAPTER C-5 The Right of Citizens Abroad to Return During a Pandemic
299 - SECTION D. EQUITY AND COVID-19
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CHAPTER D-1 How Should We Allocate Health and Social Resources During a Pandemic?
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CHAPITRE D-2 COVID-19 et âgisme : crise annoncée dans les centres de soins de longue durée et réponse improvisée ?
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CHAPTER D-3 Fault Lines: COVID-19, the Charter, and Long-term Care
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CHAPTER D-4 The Front Line Defence: Housing and Human Rights in the Time of COVID-19
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CHAPTER D-5 COVID-19 in Canadian Prisons: Policies, Practices and Concerns
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CHAPTER D-6 Systemic Discrimination in Government Services and Programs and Its Impact on First Nations Peoples During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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CHAPTER D-7 Spread of Anti-Asian Racism: Prevention and Critical Race Analysis in Pandemic Planning
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CHAPTER D-8 Migrant Health in a Time of Pandemic: Fallacies of Us-Versus-Them
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CHAPTER D-9 Not All in This Together: Disability Rights and COVID-19
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CHAPTER D-10 Weighing Public Health and Mental Health Responses to Non-Compliance with Public Health Directives in the Context of Mental Illness
433 - SECTION E. THIS JOB IS GONNA KILL ME: WORKING AND COVID-19
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CHAPTER E-1 Privatization and COVID-19: A Deadly Combination for Nursing Homes
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CHAPTER E-2 A View from the Front Lines of a COVID-19 Outbreak
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CHAPTER E-3 Occupational Health and Safety and COVID-19: Whose Rights Come First in a Pandemic?
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CHAPTER E-4 Risking It All: Providing Patient Care and Whistleblowing During a Pandemic
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CHAPTER E-5 Worked to the Bone: COVID-19, the Agrifood Labour Force, and the Need for More Compassionate Post-Pandemic Food Systems
501 - SECTION F. GLOBAL HEALTH AND GOVERNANCE
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CHAPTER F-1 “Flattening the Curve” Through COVID-19 Contagion Containment
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CHAPTER F-2 The Plausibility and Resolvability of Legal Claims Against China and WHO under the International Health Regulations (2005)
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CHAPTER F-3 COVID-19 and Africa: Does “One Size Fit All” in Public Health Intervention?
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CHAPTER F-4 Border Closures: A Pandemic of Symbolic Acts in the Time of COVID-19
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CHAPTER F-5 COVID-19 and Accountable Artificial Intelligence in a Global Context
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CHAPTER F-6 International Trade, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Policy: Lessons from a Pandemic
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CHAPTER F-7 COVID-19 Vaccines as Global Public Goods
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Biographies
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