THE POLITICS AND ETHICS OF ACADEMIA IN THE COVID-19 ERA A PERSPECTIVE FROM CANADA

The Covid-19 policy response in postsecondary education in Canada has been unprecedented, overhauling usual norms and practices in the sector.Drawing from the broader literature, our research, and our experience as members of academic communities, we identify six themes that capture salient aspects of this response, and elaborate on their implications for policy, ethics, and the normative academic commitments to protecting free intellectual inquiry, promoting critical thinking among the young, and supporting it democratic governance.We hope that our work and experience can contribute to more ethical and democratic academic practices moving forward.