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‘COVID-19: The Politics of a Pandemic Moral Panic’ – Book Excerpt

‘COVID-19: The Politics of a Pandemic Moral Panic’ – Book Excerpt
A pedestrian walks through an empty downtown Calgary on Dec. 9, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Book Excerpt

The economic cost of forcing nearly 3.3 million Canadians into unemployment by May 2020 is enormous and has yet to be tallied in full. While individuals and companies were able to receive some form of help from their governments, many businesses will not be able to rebound from their losses and many who do will not long survive.

Dr. Barry Cooper is a professor of political science at the University of Calgary, author of 35 books and 200 studies, and is a senior fellow with the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and the Royal Society of Canada.
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