From LifeSiteNews

By Anthony Murdoch

The report drew on data from Statistics Canada and essentially concluded that thousands died not from the COVID-19 virus but because of public health rules.

A new report released by one of Canada’s leading constitutional freedom groups has raised alarm bells over the “harms caused” by COVID-19 lockdowns and injections imposed by various levels of government as well as a rise in unexplained deaths and bloated COVID-19 death statistics.

The report, titled “Post-COVID Canada: The rise in unexpected deaths,” was released September 3 by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). It found three key findings that arose from various Canadian governments’ handling of COVID.

“The report raises urgent concerns about the accuracy of Covid death reports, the harmful impacts of lockdowns and vaccine mandates, and the ongoing trend of unexplained deaths in Canada,” the JCCF noted.

The report drew on data from Statistics Canada and essentially concluded that thousands of Canadians died not from the COVID-19 virus itself but rather because of public health rules and vaccine mandates put in place.

The first main finding is that so called “unexpected” or “excess” deaths were significantly higher in 2022 after most lockdowns were in place but also at a time when most had had at least one injection of the mRNA COVID jabs.

The report found that there were “14,950 unexpected deaths in 2020, 13,510 unexpected deaths in 2021, and 31,370 unexpected deaths in 2022.”

“Canadians died at an alarming rate between 2020 and 2024. While public health officials and politicians claim that COVID was the cause, the data show that Covid death statistics were inflated and that thousands of Canadians died due to lockdowns, vaccine mandates, and their downstream effects,” the JCCF noted.

The report also found that deaths rose after the rollout of the COVID injections, noting that by the end of 2021, over 80 percent of Canadians were “fully vaccinated for Covid.”

“In 2022, however, Covid deaths increased to an all-time high of 19,906 – a 22 percent increase over 2020 Covid deaths,” the JCCF mentioned.

The report also concluded that 10,000 deaths among seniors in 2020 and 2021 were “misclassified as Covid deaths.”

However, the JCCF observed that when looking at the statistics, in 2020 and 2021, Statistics Canada reported “690 fewer deaths from respiratory and pulmonary disease; 3,270 fewer deaths from respiratory infections and lung disease; 6,100 fewer deaths from vascular and other dementia diseases; and 1,000 fewer deaths from Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system.”

“The data is clear: deaths that would otherwise have been attributed to these illnesses were attributed to Covid,” the JCCF stated.

LifeSiteNews has published an extensive amount of research on the dangers of the experimental COVID mRNA jabs that include heart damage and blood clots.

The mRNA shots have also been linked to a multitude of negative and often severe side effects in children, and all have connections to cell lines derived from aborted babies.

Deaths linked to COVID lockdowns and ‘unknown’ causes spiked in 2022

In the report, the JCCF observed that when it comes to deaths “linked” to COVID lockdowns, drug overdose, delayed medical procedures, and alcohol-related deaths “increased significantly during lockdowns.”

The data, which Statistics Canada attributed to deaths from “unknown causes” for “Canadians under 45, who passed away in 2022, over 15 percent of these did not have a cause of death.”

JCCF research and education coordinator Benjamin Klassen, who is also the lead author of the report, said, “This report shows that Canadians were seriously misled about Covid and about the safety and effectiveness of government lockdowns and vaccine mandates.”

“Governments not only failed to protect lives but also contributed to thousands of preventable deaths with their freedom-violating policies,” he observed.

Klassen noted that despite government “assurances” that its policies would “save lives,” the reality is that the “data reveals the opposite.”

“Lockdowns, delayed healthcare, and rushed vaccine mandates all appear to have significantly contributed to high numbers of additional and unexpected deaths from causes other than Covid,” he observed.

“Higher death rates in Canada have continued to rise – especially evident among young Canadians.”

Report recommends investigation into COVID jabs and lockdowns

The JCCF report recommends that three steps be urgently taken at once to ensure that transparency and accountability to the public happens.

The first recommendation calls for both Statistics Canada and all levels of government to “provide timely and accurate death data.”

The second recommendation is a call for an investigation into the “harms caused by Covid lockdowns and vaccines.”

“Canadians deserve an independent and transparent inquiry into the short-term and long-term harms caused by government responses to Covid,” the report states.

The third recommendation calls for the protection of “freedom of expression for professionals.”

“Canadian professionals need legislation that prohibits colleges of physicians and surgeons and other professional regulatory bodies from censoring and punishing professionals who express dissenting views on public health issues,” the report says.

It should be noted that, after Premier Danielle Smith took over, the provincial government of Alberta commissioned Dr. Gary Davidson to investigate the previous administration’s handling of COVID-19.

Davidson’s report, which was made public earlier this year, recommended an immediate halt to the experimental jabs for healthy children and teenagers, citing the risks the shots pose.

From about March 2020 to mid-2022, most of Canada was under various COVID-19 mandates and lockdowns, including mask mandates, at the local, provincial, and federal levels.

In October 2021, then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced unprecedented COVID-19 jab mandates for all federal workers and those in the transportation sector, saying the unjabbed would no longer be able to travel by air, boat, or train, both domestically and internationally.

This policy resulted in thousands losing their jobs or being placed on leave for non-compliance.

From LifeSiteNews

By Anthony Murdoch

James Bauder reportedly fled to the United States in early August, claiming he faces political persecution by the Canadian government.

A judge issued a nationwide arrest warrant for a Canadian man seeking asylum in the United States who is facing five charges for his role in the 2022 Freedom Convoy against COVID mandates. 

James Bauder, 55, of Calgary, Alberta, was due to appear in an Ottawa courthouse on August 26 and 27. However, according to reports, he had already fled to the United States in early August. He has claimed he faces political persecution by the Canadian government.

The Democracy Fund (TDF), which is funding Bauder’s lawyers, Lawrence Greenspon and Eric Granger, was recently in court on his behalf. However, on August 31, Justice Kevin Phillips issued a Canada-wide warrant for Bauder’s arrest, as the court had demanded he be there in person despite his asylum claim status.

As noted by the TDF in a recent press release, Bauder says that he faces “political persecution by the Canadian government.”

According to reports, he filed an asylum claim in the United States on August 5. The TDF noted that under U.S. law, “if an asylum claimant returns to Canada while their U.S. asylum claim is pending, it may undermine the claim of persecution, thereby jeopardizing the asylum application.”

“Accordingly, on August 11, 2025, TDF lawyers brought an application to adjourn Mr. Bauder’s November criminal trial,” the TDF said.

Greenspon told the media last week that the “issue” is what would happen to Bauder should he “come back to Canada.”

“We know now, as of today, the first thing he’s going to be facing is an arrest warrant,” he said.

TDF litigation director Mark Joseph noted that this is an “extremely unusual case.”

“Mr. Bauder has filed an asylum application in the U.S. based on political persecution. While his asylum claim is proceeding, Mr. Bauder is afforded certain legal protections under international and U.S. law,” he said.

“Though we respect the decision of the Court, our position is that Mr. Bauder should not be forced to choose between his right to a fair trial and the viability of his U.S. asylum claim.”

For his peaceful role in the 2022 protests in Ottawa, Bauder is facing a total of five criminal offenses, including mischief, counseling mischief, intimidation, counseling intimidation, and obstructing police. His criminal trial is to be held on November 10.

Bauder had founded Canada Unity, a group that called for an end to all COVID vaccine mandates as well as vaccine passports as a result of the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests.

He currently has a GiveSendGo campaign, which has raised US $13,380 as of publication.

Despite the peaceful nature of the 2022 Freedom Convoy, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act to clear out protesters, an action a federal judge has since said was “not justified.” During the clear-out, an elderly lady was trampled by a police horse and many who donated to the cause had their bank accounts frozen.

The sentencing trial for Freedom Convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber took place in July in a hearing. Earlier this year, they were found guilty of mischief in their roles in the 2022 convoy.

As reported by LifeSiteNews, Lich revealed that the Canadian federal government is looking to put her in jail for no less than seven years and Barber for eight years.

A sentencing hearing has been scheduled in their case for October 7 in Ottawa.