Data compiled by infectious disease researcher Dr. Tara Moriarty at the University of Toronto shows that total excess deaths from February 2020 to April 2022 reached 48,463, which is 15 percent higher than the official figure.
A Fredericton mother who filed a human rights complaint against the province over its decision to drop COVID-19 mask and isolation requirements in schools hopes to know within a month whether it will be officially investigated.
Jessica Bleasdale spoke to the WSWS about her experiences advocating for her son and others who are vulnerable, as well as her thoughts on the New Brunswick government’s decision to drop all protective measures.
The New Brunswick government contends a human rights complaint filed by a Fredericton mother over the lifting of COVID-19 mask and isolation requirements in schools should be dismissed as being without merit.