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Perceptions of Canadian Federal Policy Responses to COVID-19 among People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions

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  • David Pettinicchio
  • Michelle Maroto
  • Martin Lukk

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This study examines how people with disabilities and chronic health conditions—members of a large and diverse group often overlooked by Canadian public policy—are making sense of the Canadian federal government’s response to COVID-19. Using original national online survey data collected in June 2020 (N = 1,027), we investigate how members of this group view the government’s overall response. Although survey results show broad support for the federal government’s pandemic response, findings also indicate fractures based on disability type and specific health condition, political partisanship, region, and experiences with COVID-19. Among these, identification with the Liberal party and receipt of CERB stand out as associated with more positive views. Further examination of qualitative responses shows that these views are also linked to differing perspectives surrounding government benefits and spending, partisan divisions, and other social and cultural cleavages.

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  • David Pettinicchio & Michelle Maroto & Martin Lukk, 2021. "Perceptions of Canadian Federal Policy Responses to COVID-19 among People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 47(2), pages 231-251, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:47:y:2021:i:2:p:231-251
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2021-012
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