Investigating the influence of institutions, politics, organizations, and governance on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia, Canada: a jurisdictional case study protocol

. 2022 Jun 21;20:74. doi: 10.1186/s12961-022-00868-5

Box 1: Excerpt from semi-structured interview guide
• Please describe your professional background and titles/positions (in which organizations) relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic response in the period leading up to 18 March 2020 • Were you personally involved in discussions about when and how to declare a provincial state of emergency in BC (18 March 2020)? In what ways were you involved? • Who else was involved in these decision-making processes? What were their roles and positions? • Several specific orders were launched under the authority of the declaration. What was your role in relation to these orders? With whom did you work or collaborate? What influenced those decisions? • In your engagement or contributions during that time, were you directly meeting with or communicating with persons holding political office, such as elected officials? Please describe some examples

Box 1: Excerpt from semi-structured interview guide

• Please describe your professional background and titles/positions (in which organizations) relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic response in the period leading up to 18 March 2020

• Were you personally involved in discussions about when and how to declare a provincial state of emergency in BC (18 March 2020)? In what ways were you involved?

• Who else was involved in these decision-making processes? What were their roles and positions?

• Several specific orders were launched under the authority of the declaration. What was your role in relation to these orders? With whom did you work or collaborate? What influenced those decisions?

• In your engagement or contributions during that time, were you directly meeting with or communicating with persons holding political office, such as elected officials? Please describe some examples