Ep. 48 The Report on Lockdown Harm

John briefs us on the Justice Centre's report on the harms caused by the lockdowns in Canada. There are some surprises, including the finding that the number of deaths across the country has not increased compared to other years, despite the pandemic. We also touch briefly at the end on the newly released Justice Centre report focusing on Manitoba's COVID response. Justice Centre News Release, Dec 3, 2020: Government data shows lockdowns more deadly than COVID-19 Justice Centre Report, Dec 3, 2020 (PDF): Flying Blind--Governments’ hasty decisions to lock down Canadians while damaging public health and the economy PJ Media, Nov. 27, 2020: UPDATED: Johns Hopkins Study Saying COVID-19 Has 'Relatively No Effect on Deaths' in U.S. Spiked After Publication Yanni Gu in The Johns Hopkins News-Letter (via the Internet Archive), Nov 22, 2020: A closer look at U.S. deaths due to COVID-19 Rex Murphy in The National Post, Nov 27, 2020: The showdown at the Barbecue Corral Rebel News, Dec 2, 2020: Full Gospel Outreach Church FINED $14,000 for SINGING without masks in Saskatchewan Global News, Nov 29, 2020: Hundreds of Calgarians protest against mandatory COVID-19 restrictions Martin Kulldorff and Sunetra Gupta in the Toronto Sun, Nov 29, 2020: Canada's COVID-19 strategy is an assault on the working class Justice Centre Press Release, Nov 30, 2020: Manitoba Government lockdowns violate Charter: legal analysis CBC, Nov 23, 2020: Church minister fined twice for breaking Manitoba's public health order Justice Centre Press Release, Dec 2, 2020: Justice Centre to seek injunction against Manitoba government to allow drive-in church services Theme Music "Carpay Diem" by Dave Stevens Support the show