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Common Law researchers contribute to Royal Society of Canada Task Force on COVID-19

By Common Law

Communication, Faculty of Law

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The Royal Society of Canada established a task force in April of 2020 to help Canadians navigate the pandemic with up-to-the-minute expert advice on a broad range of pandemic-related themes. Since the spring of 2020, over 700 experts from a wide range of disciplines have contributed to over 200 publications on COVID-19.

As members of the , Professors and Vanessa Gruben have helped develop important health-focused policy briefings. Professor Flood served as a member of the , and also authored a report entitled “”, alongside Professor Vanessa MacDonnell, Adjunct Professor , and Professor of Medicine . Professor Gruben, meanwhile, served as the Chair of the , which also received contributions from Professor Martha Jackman.

Other Common Law professors also contributed to reports or collections of essays generated by the task force. Professor Aimée Craft, for example, contributed to the . And Professor Stewart Elgie contributed to the .

Professor Flood is the Director of the , and Professor Gruben is one of the Centre’s founding faculty members. Dr. , of 91ƷϳԹ’s Faculty of Education, is also a member of the Centre and serves as the Chair of the RSC task force.

The Common Law Section extends its sincerest gratitude to all of the task force members and contributors for their exceptional public policy and knowledge mobilization efforts. This important work continues.