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The degree to which Canadians support effective international co-operation, as essential to future pandemic preparedness and response, will shape Canada’s positioning on the draft international pandemic treaty. (Shutterstock)

The WHO’s international pandemic treaty: Meaningful public engagement must inform Canada’s negotiations

Kelley Lee, Simon Fraser University; Joel Lexchin, York University, Canada; Katrina Plamondon, University of British Columbia, and Roojin Habibi, York University, Canada

As negotiations for an international pandemic treaty get underway, public engagement is in the best interests of Canadians. Here is how the federal government is consulting affected populations.
People gather outside Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office in Toronto for a rally led by current and former international students calling for changes to immigration rules during COVID-19 in September 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Canada is foolish to snub international graduate students and scholars

Katrina Plamondon, University of British Columbia; Melisa Valverde, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and Susan J. Elliott, University of Waterloo

International students are not only ideal candidates for settlement in Canada, they’re also vital to our prosperity. So why is it so difficult for them to come to Canada, especially those from Africa?
While it’s true that the “freedom convoy” revealed deep political polarization, it’s also true that it has provided us with the opportunity to create a more inclusive and participatory democracy. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Democracy is a team sport: What the Olympics can teach us about politics

Sana Shahram, University of British Columbia and Katrina Plamondon, University of British Columbia

Rather than tolerating divisiveness and intolerance, we can and we should embrace this important moment to create a more participatory form of democracy.
Le technicien de recherche Leon McFarlane manipule un échantillon de sang d'un volontaire dans le laboratoire de l'Imperial College de Londres, où un vaccin Covid-19 est en cours de développement, le 30 juillet. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Le Canada achète beaucoup de vaccins contre la Covid‑19. Voici pourquoi il devrait faire plus pour les pays pauvres

Ronald Labonte, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Katrina Plamondon, University of British Columbia; Mira Johri, Université de Montréal, and Srinivas Murthy, University of British Columbia

Les pays riches, comme le Canada, achètent plus de la moitié de l’offre mondiale de vaccins à court terme.
Research technician Leon McFarlane handles a blood sample from a volunteer in the laboratory at Imperial College in London, where a COVID-19 vaccine is under development, on July 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Canada’s ‘me first’ COVID‑19 vaccine strategy may come at the cost of global health

Ronald Labonte, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Katrina Plamondon, University of British Columbia; Mira Johri, Université de Montréal, and Srinivas Murthy, University of British Columbia

With $1 billion in advance purchase agreements for COVID-19 vaccines, Canada has joined the vaccine nationalists: rich countries buying up more than half the global short-term supply of vaccine.

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