by Reeta Tremblay | Sep 20, 2023 | Posts
The Indian government has warned its citizens living in Canada to exercise “extreme caution” due to a “deteriorating security environment” in the country. The warning came after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canadian police were investigating...
by Reeta Tremblay | May 23, 2021 | Posts
After a relatively successful handling of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India is experiencing record numbers of new cases that have overwhelmed the country’s healthcare system and resulted in significant loss of life. UVic political scientist, Reeta...
by Smith Oduro-Marfo | Jul 1, 2020 | Posts
Introduction The global Covid-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the dire conditions of long-term care facilities in many countries of the world. In Canada, especially in the provinces of British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, long-term care facilities were hardest...
by Smith Oduro-Marfo | Jul 1, 2020 | Posts
By: Lynn Yuling Ng and Dr. Feng Xu Measures taken during the pandemic and the implications for care workers The most extensive measures the Singapore government has taken to date in response to COVID-19 include a series of “circuit-breaker” measures to enforce social...
by Smith Oduro-Marfo | May 4, 2020 | Posts
(Lynn Ng Yu Ling) As mentioned in Part 1 of this essay, the Singapore government’s COVID-19 response has been shaped by entrenched inequalities between citizens and migrants. While there has been global acclaim for Singapore’s containment of the crisis, a closer look...
by Smith Oduro-Marfo | May 2, 2020 | Posts
Singapore’s reputation for enforcing law and order has once again been held up as the gold standard as comparative policy makers assess responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The government reacted preemptively and promptly in rolling out wage subsidy and welfare...
