Breaking Canadians: Health Care, Advocacy, and the Toll of COVID-19, Nili Kaplan-Myrth

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on people worldwide. The death tolls, the economic disruptions, the impact on our children’s education, and the extended periods of social and physical distancing have left us feeling demoralized, exhausted, angry, and burned out. Breaking Canadians brings together health care experts, community advocates, and average citizens from across Canada to offer a unique analysis of the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The book explores the fragmentation of Canada’s health care system, the growth of social inequalities, and the impact of colonialism, racism, ableism, and ageism on the well-being of people in this country. It sheds light on the people our health care system undervalues and overlooks, including nurses, social workers, and essential caregivers. An important collection of stories, insights, cautionary tales, and calls for action, Breaking Canadians is also a harbinger of what is to come if we do not learn, change our trajectory, and fix what is broken. By doctors @nilikm, @drDavidKeegan, @JANEMCARTHUR11, @DFisman via Dr. 𝙹𝚘𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚍 ‘)

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  • utorontopress .com/9781487548124/breaking-canadians (‘ Breaking Canadians: Health Care, Advocacy, and the Toll of COVID-19 by Nili Kaplan-Myrth, Foreword by Brian Goldman, Afterword by Sue Robins ‘)
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