Despite evidence from places such as Sweden that have never had harsh restrictions, Canadian regions have chosen to persist in repressive and hazardous lockdowns. As a result, suicidal thoughts have almost doubled during Canada’s COVID lockdowns.
Suicidal thoughts increased dramatically during the two-year period in which Canadian governments imposed severe lockdowns on inhabitants, according to researchers from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
The study was released in May and was predicated on a poll that took place between February 1 and May 7, 2021. When comparing pre-lockdown statistics to 2021 findings, the PHAC researchers discovered a nearly doubling of suicidal tendencies.
Suicidal ideation, or the desire or feeling to harm oneself, increased from 2.7 percent of adults in 2019 to 4.2 percent in 2021.
Sarah Kennell, the national director of public policy at the National Office of the Canadian Mental Health Association, stated in a recent interview wit...