Civil Rights Group Concerned About Excess Deaths and Lack of Data, Interest in Topic

People are seen in silhouette while walking along the shore of Lake Ontario on Oct. 5, 2022. Alex Lupul/The Canadian Press

A civil rights advocacy group known for fighting COVID-19 public health restrictions in court says not enough is being done to examine the current phenomena of excess mortality in the country.

In its report “The rise of excess and unexplained deaths in Canada” published on Aug. 25, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) raises a number of questions about an issue for which there are currently few answers.