Q&A: Social and Mental Harm Across Canada

Day 3 · 4:05:41 · Blaine Calkins · Dean Allison · Stéphanie Giguère

• 🧠 Asked how lockdowns, school closures and isolating seniors affected Canadians, Stéphanie says the harm is unspeakable and unforgivable and she hopes for accountability.
• 🤝 She notes her current doctor is more supportive and some people are cautiously feeling shame and opening up.
• 🙏 She would welcome apologies over time as curiosity slowly returns.

Panel question on nationwide psychosocial impact.

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Transcript

Blaine Calkins · 4:05:41

Thank you.

Dean Allison · 4:05:42

Um, you said you're a sociologist?

Stéphanie Giguère · 4:05:45

I'm a psychotherapist.

Blaine Calkins · 4:05:46

Psychotherapist.

Speaker K · 4:05:48

How do you think that the COVID and the vaccines and the way people were treated, uh, affected people socially, mentally.

Dean Allison · 4:05:59

I wanted to ask Mr.

Speaker J · 4:06:00

Drysdale, but we ran out of time.

Dean Allison · 4:06:03

But I'll ask you, how do you think it affected people socially and mentally when we lock seniors up, we don't allow people to go out in public, we don't allow our kids to go to school?

Speaker K · 4:06:14

How do you think that affected people across Canada?

Stéphanie Giguère · 4:06:17

I believe that it has caused unspeakable and unforgivable harm, and I hope to see accountability.

Blaine Calkins · 4:06:26

Thank you.

Dean Allison · 4:06:27

Thank you for being here, Mr. Holden.