Talk COVID to Me: Language Rights and Canadian Government Responses to the Pandemic

Chouinard, Stéphanie; Normand, Martin

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“…While digital innovations are a promising avenue for LTC homes, we still need to address barriers for residents and their caregivers so that they can equitably access and meaningfully engage with these innovations. For example, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, gaps have been identified in the linguistic obligations (i.e., bilingualism) of public institutions and governments in various jurisdictions in Canada (Chouinard and Normand 2020). Beogo noted that some residents and family caregivers required further support to engage with digital innovations:…”

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Improving Family Presence in Long-Term Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gallant¹,

Hardy²,

Beogo³

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Family caregivers play a vital role in supporting the physical and mental health of long-term care (LTC) residents. Due to LTC visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, residents (as well as family caregivers) showed significant adverse health outcomes due to a lack of family presence. To respond to these outcomes, eight implementation science teams led research projects in conjunction with Canadian LTC homes to promote the implementation of interventions to improve family presence. Overall, technological and virtual innovations, increased funding to the sector and partnerships with family caregivers were deemed effective methods to promote stronger family presence within LTC.

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Improving Family Presence in Long-Term Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Hardy²,

Beogo³

et al. 2022

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“…French-speaking minorities in other provinces saw their linguistic rights abridged during the pandemic. Since the outbreak, respect for linguistic obligations in certain public institutions and governments gradually diminished (Chouinard and Normand 2020). For example, Ottawa exempted certain products from bilingual labelling.…”

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Comparative Federalism and Covid-19

Steytler¹

2021

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This comprehensive scholarly book on comparative federalism and the Covid-19 pandemic is written by some of the world's leading federal scholars and national experts.The Covid-19 pandemic presented an unprecedented emergency for countries worldwide, including all those with a federal or hybrid-federal system of government, which account for more than 40 per cent of the world's population. With case studies from 19 federal countries, this book explores the core elements of federalism that came to the fore in combatting the pandemic: the division of responsibilities (disaster management, health care, social welfare, and education), the need for centralisation, and intergovernmental relations and cooperation. As the pandemic struck federal countries at roughly the same time, it provided a unique opportunity for comparative research on the question of how the various federal systems responded. The authors adopt a multidisciplinary approach to question whether federalism has been a help or a hindrance in tackling the pandemic. The value of the book lies in understanding how the Covid-19 pandemic affected federal dynamics and how it may have changed them, as well as providing useful lessons for how to combat such pandemics in federal countries in the future. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of politics and international relations, comparative federalism, health care, and disaster management.

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“…The severe limitations of multilingual crisis communication that the COVID-19 crisis has laid bare result from the dominance of English-centric global mass communication; the longstanding devaluation of minoritized languages; and the failure to consider the importance of multilingual repertoires for building trust and resilient communities" (Piller, Zhang, & Li, 2020). An example of this would be the lack of French used in officially bilingual Canada's early COVID responses in 2020 (AFP in Ottawa, 2020; Chouinard & Normand, 2020).…”

Section: The Role Of Multilingualism As a Tool In Effectively Addressing Complex Global Issues --Organizations Issues And Language Policymentioning

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Multilingualism for Global Solutions and a Better World

Stein-Smith

2021

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This article examines the significance of multilingualism in finding global solutions and creating a better world. Language learning and multilingualism in the individual are discussed. The role of multilingualism in effectively addressing complex global issues is described. The nature of language skills and cultural knowledge in the individual and within international organizations is analyzed in terms of both policy structure and crisis communication, including the COVID-19 global pandemic, along with a brief overview of multilingualism in international business organizations. The US foreign language deficit is briefly discussed. Perspectives on foreign language education for a better world are provided, as are possibilities for increasing multilingualism for a better world.

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Talk COVID to Me: Language Rights and Canadian Government Responses to the Pandemic

Cited by 15 publications

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Improving Family Presence in Long-Term Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Improving Family Presence in Long-Term Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Comparative Federalism and Covid-19

Multilingualism for Global Solutions and a Better World

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