National Citizens Inquiry

Scott Spidle suffered COVID that left him struggling to breathe and then his lung collapsed. A nurse mistakenly unplugged his chest tube. Scott says his experience in the local hospital was completely different from any time before. Referring to the level of care he said, “A lot of the doctors, but mainly the nurses; they seemed scared or apprehensive of being near patients”.   For the complete wi...

Ellen Smith relates her family’s experiences during the pandemic and in particular the struggles for her Down Syndrome daughter during that time. The family members all received the vaccines but Ellen has suffered from the effects of her shots.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/ellen-smith/ Testimony Code: 2...

Dr. Dion Davidson is a vascular surgeon who has lived in the Annapolis Valley for 15 years. He is now leaving because of the pandemic response there. Regarding the vaccines he states, “It’s one thing to promote a medical intervention like that to the public. To then force people to take that intervention is a whole new level”.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, pl...

Dr. Aris Lavranos is a practising emergency medical doctor who is about to graduate from law school. He reports that he saw very little COVID during the pandemic and the most severely affected patients had several comorbidites. Dr. Lavranos said he is interested in, “pursuing a career in medical malpractice to try and hold hospitals and physicians accountable for the errors that led to the crisis...

Dr. Tucker relates his observations of the deteriorating mental health of military members over the course of the pandemic. This was exacerbated during the pandemic because of the mandates and interprovincial travel restrictions which resulted in further limiting social contact.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/wit...

Dr. Laura Braden is a molecular biologist living in rural PEI. She addresses the origin of the coronavirus, failure of accurate testing, the concerns of mRNA vaccines, good laboratory practices and her overall perspective on Covid.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/dr-laura-braden/ Testimony Code: 2303TRU301...

A manager in his department for the federal government and working from home, Joe Behar was willing to do all the testing and mask wearing required if he should need to go in to the office. However, Joe said that was not the point of the policy. “The point was to try and coerce you into taking the vaccine,” he said.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit...

Bliss is a very active high school student who was in many organizations and groups when the pandemic hit. Bliss is transgender and due to the testosterone supplements he was concerned about the increased risk of myocarditis with the COVID vaccines. This, combined with other concerns, he chose not to get the COVID vaccine.    For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, pleas...

Pastor Jason had spent 11 years working to develop his congregation when the pandemic hit. The Government of New Brunswick, had approached the churches in an effort to get increase the vaccine uptake and wanted them to promote the vaccines among their congregation, and encourage vaccine mandates. The government had implemented a policy that said, if churches would require proof of vaccination, tha...

Sabrina was a Manager at a Nova Scotia Liquor Commission store that had an exemplary employment history but was terminated due to COVID mandates. On the deadline of January 15, 2022 proof was required that vaccination was taken or staff would be placed on unpaid leave of absence, she did not get vaccinated so she was placed on the “leave”.    For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibit...

Chief Greg Burke, from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has four years of nursing experience and had been diagnosed with cancer in 2019. His experience was that the required masks did not provide him sufficient protection, so he chose not to wear one. He experienced two significant altercations as a result, and details them both.    For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please...

Dr. Fraiman shows the inconsistency of reporting and how many vaccinated people were not documented as such in the early stages of the vaccine rollout – this significantly effecting the statistical data collected. Evidence provided that up to 90% of the COVID cases in the LA hospitals by 2022 were not admitted due to COVID and were simply incidental.    For the complete witness testimony, transcri...

Ms. Petten currently works as an educator and health consultant in Nova Scotia, and has been a registered nurse for 40 years. She spoke about informed consent, appropriate techniques for intermuscular injections, collection of data, nursing standards and their code of ethics.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witnes...

A dental hygienist working in Chester, Nova Scotia for 22 years. The Dental Board did not mandate the COVID vaccines and so she chose not to get vaccinated. All other fellow employees were vaccinated and one of the triple vaccinated fell very ill with COVID. The office protocols forced that Amy get tested, and she tested positive, although was not symptomatic. She was to return after 14 days of be...

Peter is a Canadian who moved from Ontario to Prince Edward Island for business development opportunities. He was considered an “essential” worker as he trains personnel in the waste water treatment facilities around the world for over 30 years. He describes the severe pandemic measures taken by PEI and how they effected his business that he eventually had to shut down.   For the complete witness...

An education assistant from Meductic, New Brunswick, with 5 years of experience working with special needs children. She was forced to take the Pfizer vaccine in November 2021 in order to keep her job. She asked her GP to wait for a non-mRNA vaccine, but was told that was not possible and “get the damn shot”. Within 48 hours of the second injection she developed hearing loss and tinnitus that is s...

A retired military veteran of 21 years turned public servant of the military in 2020.  Both he and his wife were uncertain about the mRNA technology and the coercion to take an experimental vaccine so both quit due to the injection mandates for all public service employees.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/...

Prior to Canada's response to COVID, Darrell had just started to get his live event company making great profit in his industry, expecting to earn $1.5M in revenue in 2020. Due to the government shutdowns of businesses deemed 'non-essential' he ended up making only $9,000 that year. In addition to suffering egregious business losses, he was denied the right to travel to see his own mother before h...

Kassandra was a former elementary school teacher prior to the COVID-19 pandemic response. In her testimony she details the struggles she found with teaching children in elementary school while trying to adhere to the changing mandates. Having a medical mask wearing exemption, she talks of the challenges and of being heavily ostracized by colleagues at her workplace, and the eventual necessity to t...

Artur Anselm had been employed by Canadian National Railways for six years as a trucker maintainer when he was told that he would need to be vaccinated in order to keep his job. In November 2021 he was forced to get the first COVID vaccine and within two weeks started experiencing chest pains. He was eventually referred to a cardiologist to address his chest pains, and it was confirmed that he had...

A 12 year career paramedic, Chet Chisholm was on WCB recovering from PTSD when the pandemic began. His treatment for PTSD was delayed and then only partly provided due to restrictions. His delayed recovery continued beyond the Emergency Health Services' two year time limit, and because no acknowledgement of the pandemic was granted, he was terminated. In addition to the loss of his career, he also...

Leigh-Anne was required to get the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or else she would lose her job. She got the Pfizer vaccine on May 27, 2021, and on Sunday June 20, 2021 she suffered a stroke at the age of 41 years old. No known cause was attributed to her stroke. She was not able to find a doctor that would give her an exemption letter for the second shot, and since a second dose was a requirement for her...

An RN with 34 years of experience, Vonnie Allen was terminated and not allowed to collect EI as she would not get the COVID vaccine. She also was not allowed to visit her daughter in the hospital when she fell ill, since she was not vaccinated. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/vonnie-allen Testimony Code: 230...

Dr. Bate is a career dental surgeon who is also a skilled mathematician and statistician. During the pandemic he thoroughly evaluated the official government statistics related to Covid that were released and found numerous inconsistencies, including the numbers of adverse events that were removed.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalci...

A mom of three who had Guillain Barre Syndrome in 2006 and recovered, Cathy's physician(s) exempted her from all vaccines from that point forward. She lost her job as a result of not getting vaccinated, despite her legitimate medical exemption.   For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/cathy-careen Testimony Code: 2...