Marty Morantz at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On May 9th, 2022. See this statement in context.

May 9th, 2022 / noon

Conservative

Marty Morantz Conservative Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, MB

I'm sorry to interrupt. I have such limited time. I do appreciate the response, though.

I have one quick question for either of you.

The WHO reports that 6.24 million people have died from COVID-19. I know that Dr. Pai mentioned it is more like 12 million. The Economist has its own analysis, which shows that COVID-19 deaths are, in fact, far higher than officially reported numbers. Its estimate is based on tracking excess deaths over the baseline norm.

I'm wondering if you could comment on which number, in your opinion, is more accurate. Is it the WHO's 6.24 million or the 21.2 million that The Economist predicted?

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