National Citizens Inquiry

The close family relationship of this businessman’s family was put to the test during the pandemic causing isolation and loneliness. His religion was tested by he found a way to remain close to God.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/steven-setka/ Testimony Code: 2304WPG302   Visit the National Citizens Inqui...

A university student describes her journey through the pandemic, battling her own health problems, the university mandates, loss of friends and social interactions and the ongoing fear for her vaccinated family members.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/cassandra-schroeder/ Testimony Code: 2304WPG301   Visit...

Shelley Overwater has a varied testimony as her family was impacted in many ways during the pandemic. A practising and vaccinated lawyer, Shelley’s very healthy father died suddenly, her daughter was vaccine injured and Shelley experienced chest pains that led to a bad hospital experience. Seeing the unjust mandates and fines imposed on people Shelley is representing many that have been given viol...

Carley Walterson-Dupuis is a young vaccine injured mother. She only took the Moderna shot so she could attend her kids sporting events. Carley suffered many different symptoms from stomach problems to vertigo and still has ongoing daily dizziness. A cardiologist diagnosed Carley with autonomic nervous system disorder. He wrote in her chart that it was from the vaccine.   For the complete witness t...

Dr. Gerald Bohemier was 72 and a retired chiropractor when the pandemic started. He has been involved in natural health issues for many years. Dr. Bohemier saw the fear in people about the virus and wanted to attend rallies to have people hear his voice allaying their fears.  He was ticketed many times, accumulating $12,000 in tickets. Dr. Bohemier and his wife were harassed at their home by thugs...

The owner of a security company in Manitoba, Don Woodstock’s business almost tripled in size during the pandemic but he says the level of fear felt by people he encountered was enormous. Don felt he had to get shots to enter people’s homes. Don believes that we must adapt to the lies government tells us. He says, “I think we need to find a way to look beyond and don’t get to the point where we hat...

Charles Hooper worked for Merck when Ivermectin was first released. He explains that in a pandemic, repurposed drugs are important due to the long timeline for development of new drugs. Charles decided to study Ivermectin at the beginning of the pandemic. He reanalyzed 95 clinical studies involving 27 countries and 134,554 patients confirming decreased death (51%), mechanical ventilation, ICU admi...

Michelle Kucher believes that, despite her mother following all mandates and protocols including receiving vaccines, it was the isolation from friends and family that ultimately lead to her decline and death. Previously very socially active, her mom could not longer participate in her clubs or keep up her connections. Michelle reveals that although she is vaccinated and has had two additional boos...

Sean Howe was a conductor and locomotive engineer who was placed on indefinite leave of absence from his employment in November of 2021 upon refusing a federally mandated COVID vaccine. In an eight month period, Sean says he lost $80,000 in income and incurred $40,000 in new debt. He has since returned to work at the railroad.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, pl...

Sara Martens tells the events surrounding her husband Cork’s vehicle accident and hospital experience following the accident. There were many contradictions between what she was being told by the medical staff and what she was observing while talking with her husband. After telling Sara that a cardiologist would be seeing Cork and that not happening, one day the nurse said to Sara, “we are not doi...

Martha Voth’s husband Alvin developed breathing problems after contracting COVID in May of 2021. In hospital he was doing well on face mask oxygen but the doctor decided to ventilate him anyway. Alvin recovered from COVID but contracted sepsis infection. Martha tells of the common sense requests of the family regarding his care that were denied by the medical staff as they said, “it’s not our prot...

Brian Giesbrecht is a retired provincial court judge of 31 years in Manitoba who has written extensively on free speech and Indigenous issues. When the pandemic started, he teamed up with retired Lieutenant Colonel David Redman of Alberta to co-write some articles for newspapers pointing to the success that Sweden was having with their approach to the pandemic. “I was very surprised that the react...

Dr. Gordon provided personal accounts of what happened to her and her family during the pandemic. Dr. Gordon made the decision not to get the vaccine. When the vaccine passport was introduced, five of the six members of her family did not want to get the vax due to safety concerns. They were however coerced to take it and ended up having adverse reactions to the vaccine.   For the complete witness...

In May of 2021, indoor church services were no longer permitted and outdoor gatherings were limited to five people. Rick and other like-minded people felt their constitutional rights were being violated.    For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/diedrich-wall/ Testimony Code: 2304WPG203   Visit the National Citizen...

Mr. Tucker is an Economist who founded the Brownstone Institute which specializes in public health and economics. He has written several books, including one on the government’s response to COVID.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/jeffrey-tucker/ Testimony Code: 2304WPG202   Visit the National Citizens Inqui...

Patrick Allard, the owner of a renovation company in Winnipeg, was deemed essential early in the pandemic. He felt compelled to speak up for others who had not been so lucky and whose lives and livelihoods were impacted by the mandates and lockdowns.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/patrick-allard/ Testimon...

Mr. Vogiatzakis is the general manager of Voyage funeral home. As a supplement to his earlier testimony of April 13, 2023, he recounts one story of a funeral service for a very young boy, and dealing with the restrictions that the authorities placed upon the services.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/mike-v...

Michael Welch has been a radio journalist for 15 years and had been hosting a syndicated radio program that challenged the accepted narrative on many subjects without slanting the opinions right or left politically. The objective was to reach deeper concerning the subject and consider avenues of thought that the mainstream media were not touching on. The show became so popular that other radio sta...

Mr. Tissen was preaching and assisting at the Church of God in the Steinbach area, while attending to his father who was on home care, and who passed away in April 2020, during lockdowns. He talks of how the limits of people allowed in his congregation were cut initially to 50%, then to 25%, to 10%, then 10 individuals and even down to 5, and the effect of these limits.   For the complete witness...

Pierre is a father of two boys and actively volunteered at their school. Pierre spoke out against the mask mandates in school and pointed out that the public health orders did not apply to public schools. The younger son experienced damage to his vocal cords due to having to yell louder through a mask, this was confirmed by a speech pathologist and an ENT specialist. Despite this, he was advised t...

Ms. Vickner is an ISA certified arborist. She described the impact of COVID mandates on her employment and her general well-being. Prior to COVID, she described having had an excellent work year. She lost her job in November 2020, and her employer told her it was financial, however, she feels it was because of her active stance against COVID mandates.    For the complete witness testimony, transcr...

As a restaurant owner, Mr. Shea Ritchie tells his experiences with Manitoba Health officials in trying to comply with the rules and regulations during COVID for his restaurant. There were many police, health inspectors and liquor inspectors who all attended his business, all with contradictory and non-sensical rules.    For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visi...

Mr. James Erskine was a City of Winnipeg policeman with an exemplary record and was ready for promotion when COVID hit. He went along with the measures until it became time to get the shots, which he declined.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/james-erskine/ Testimony Code: 2304WPG104   Visit the National Ci...

Deanna McLeod has been doing research and publishing articles since 1991. She has studied evidence-based medicine, specializing in immunology and cognitive psychology, and spent 10 years in the pharmaceutical industry. In Deanna’s second NCI testimony, she speaks about clinical trial designs, safety data, scientific evidence, and concerns around regulatory issues emerging from Canada.   For the co...

Dr. Bhattacharya gives extensive testimony of his involvement with public health policy from the beginning of the pandemic. As one of the three authors of the Great Barrington Declaration, he outlines the ideas of the declaration and says, if they had been followed, the most vulnerable, elderly people would have been protected and the least at risk, healthy young people, would have been free to li...