‘When Science Is Censored’: New Film Looks at the Fallout of Public Health Lockdown Orders

A man crosses an empty street in downtown Montreal during nationwide lockdowns at the beginning of the pandemic, on April 5, 2020. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

A new documentary is taking a deeper look at the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact lockdowns had on Canadian society, and the resulting fallout from public health restrictions.

“COVID Collateral,” which will debut at a Toronto Theatre in May, looks at the response of both the government and society to the virus.