WEBINAR: Pathogens, Pandemics and Public Liberty
Civil liberties were not designed for peace and social stability: they were designed to create safeguards against state incursions especially during turbulent times. In Canada and around the world, we have been inundated with declarations of emergency, orders, and decrees touching every aspect of our lives.
What is the legal authority for these powers in democratic states? How should the media report on restrictions on liberties? Where is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in all this? What are the impacts on vulnerable groups? And are we experiencing irreversible surveillance creep and force drift, as law enforcement exercises ever-growing powers over us, to track, trace and control our movements? In this webinar, Pearl Eliadis will address these issues and answer questions.
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This webcast is open to the public. Priority during the Q&A section of this webcast will be given to Max Bell School MPP students. You can access the full series of briefs and webinars for the Policy Challenges During a Pandemic series here and sign up to receive email updates about this series here.
