Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Civil Defence, Health
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; Declaring state of emergency
Level of Jurisdiction: Quebec
Lead People/Agency: Quebec government
Overview: State of health emergency renewal (05/20). All Health and Social Minister decisions for public health authorized.
Full details here: https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/sante-services-sociaux/publications-adm/lois-reglements/decret-509-2020.pdf?1589413072
Type of Justification: Advice of EXTERNAL expert advisor or advisory committee, Perception of an increased threat
Source of Evidence or Justification: World Health Organisation
Evidence/Justification: Mainly based on the WHO pandemic declaration and on the fact that the pandemic poses “a real serious threat to the population health”