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Derek Sloan questioned Dr. Tamâs loyalty, accusing her of working for
the government of China.17
All of these racist incidents happened in a span of eight weeks.
This racist hostility has affected how Asian Canadians cope with the
pandemic. Some make efforts to demonstrate they are taking greater
than necessary precautions. But when Asian Canadians were among
the first in Canada to wear masks in public, these precautions were
vilified and misunderstood as evidence Asian Canadians were the
primary source of the virus.18 For others, the pandemic has meant
more intense, remote, and lonely isolation to avoid confrontations
and violence.19
Canadaâs Pandemic Border Inclusions and Exclusions
On March 16, 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the
Canadian border was closed to all persons showing symptoms of
COVID-19 and foreign nationals, with some exceptions that included
U.S. citizens.20 The government soon had to walk this back. A few
days later, the government stated that temporary foreign workers
and international students would also be exempted, but that refugee
claimants at the Canada-U.S. border would be turned away.21 Since
17. Kathleen Harris, âConservatives Blast MP Who Asked Whether Top Pandemic
Doctor âWorks for Chinaâ as Scheer Steers Clearâ, CBC News (23 April 2020), online:
<www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sloan-tam-china-coronavirus-pandemic-1.5542497>.
18. Jonathan Hayward, âCultures Clash over Wearing Masks Amid Virusâ, The
Globe and Mail (29 March 2020), online: <www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/
british-columbia/article-cultures-clash-over-wearing-masks-amid-virus/>; Tony
Lin, âWant to hear something f***ed-up? While the entire dining industry is suf-
fering from COVID, Chinese restaurants across US took the earliest hit months
b4 the local outbreak, yet they were actually the most cautious & prepared, many
were buying masks and sanitizers way earlier.â (29 April 2020 at 11:30), online:
Twitter <twitter.com/tony_zy/status/1255519790950690826>.
19. Carol Liao, âThis is why Iâve told my parents they arenât to go out at all & my
white husband is the only one going out to get groceries for both households. Itâs
COVID19 but also threat of racist acts. Not worth the risk. Sometimes this city
really breaks my heart.â (23 April 2020 at 12:43), online: Twitter <twitter.com/
carolmliao/status/1253363805309898752>.
20. Macleanâs, âJustin Trudeauâs Address to the Nation on Border Restrictions:
Full Transcriptâ, Macleanâs (16 March 2020), online: <www.macleans.ca/news/
canada/justin-trudeaus-address-to-the-nation-on-border-restrictions-full-tran-
script/>. See Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease inÂ
Canada Order (Prohibition ofÂ
Entry into Canada), PC 2020-0157.
21. Global News, âTemporary Foreign Workers Exempt from Some COVID-19
Travel Restrictionsâ, Global News (20 March 2020), online: <globalnews.ca/
VULNERABLE
The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19
- Titel
- VULNERABLE
- Untertitel
- The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19
- Autoren
- Vanessa MacDonnell
- Jane Philpott
- Sophie Thériault
- Sridhar Venkatapuram
- Verlag
- Ottawa Press
- Datum
- 2020
- Sprache
- englisch
- Lizenz
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- ISBN
- 9780776636429
- Abmessungen
- 15.2 x 22.8 cm
- Seiten
- 648
- Kategorien
- Coronavirus
- International