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- Eric Mykhalovskiy, Cécile Kazatchkine, Annie Foreman-Mackey, Alexander McClelland, Ryan Peck, Colin Hastings, and Richard Elliott.
- York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. ericm@yorku.ca.
- Can J Public Health. 2020 Dec 1; 111 (6): 975-979.
AbstractFaced with the extraordinary global public health crisis of COVID-19, governments across Canada must decide, often with limited and imperfect evidence, how to implement measures to reduce its spread. Drawing on a health and human rights framework, this commentary explores several features of the Canadian response to date that raise human rights concerns. Our discussion focuses on criminal law, fines, data collection, and so-called snitch lines. We argue that the approach of governmental and public health authorities must be grounded in the best available scientific evidence and align with human rights standards. Our aim is to encourage dialogue within the public health community in Canada about the importance of human rights-based responses to COVID-19.
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