Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19 ...

• Main Authors: Flood, Colleen, MacDonnell, Vanessa, Philpott, Jane, Thériault, Sophie, Venkatapuram, Sridhar
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: My University 2020
• Subjects: health care; Covid-19; Public policy; Ethics; Pandemic; Governance; Canada; Colleen; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-24954; https://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/40726

Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19 confronts the vulnerabilities that have been revealed by the pandemic and its consequences. It examines 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 affect us all. COVID-19 has forced us to not only reflect on how we govern and how we set policy priorities, but also to ensure that pandemic preparedness, precautions, and recovery include all individuals, not just some. ... : ● 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 ● ...