National Citizens Inquiry

Ottawa: On Tuesday, November 28, 2023, the National Citizens Inquiry (NCI) released the final report of its months-long investigation into Canada’s response to COVID-19. This report follows the September 14 release of an interim report focused on the regulatory approval process and safety of COVID-19 vaccines. The Report was written by NCI’s four independent Commissioners: Chairperson Mr. Ken Drysdale, Ms. Heather DiGregorio, Ms. Janice Kaikkonen and Dr. Bernard Massie. The Report is the culmination of their efforts to: The Commissioners expressed deep appreciation for the individuals and organizations who courageously came forward to share their experiences, expertise and perspectives, and which led to the report and recommendations now available here. The full report is available for download at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/commissioners-report/ Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Scarlett Martyn is a paramedic with 24 years experience and had natural immunity from already having caught COVID. She witnessed empty hospitals, idle personnel and her collegues turn into bullies becoming indifferent and even hostile to patients. Scarlett was terminated for “willful misconduct”. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/scarlett-martyn/ Testimony Code: 2304TOR307 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Jason Kurz worked as Team Leader in the nuclear industry for Ontario Power Generation (OPG). Hired before the pandemic began, he refused to mask, get vaccinated or do testing as none of those were a condition of employment. He has now been fired and cancelled from his profession. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/jason-kurz/ Testimony Code: 2304TOR306 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Colleen Brandse is an R.N. of 28 yrs who has been seriously injured by the Pfizer vaccine. Her husband & 23 yr old son are also injured by mRNA, & her husband is now dying. Colleen gives a riveting account of their journey during COVID. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/colleen-brandse/ Testimony Code: 2304TOR305 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Dr Payne is a neurologist who questioned the efficacy of the vaccines and provided lengthy data to the College of Physicians detailing the problems associated with the mandates. He talks about how his questioning and non-compliance affected his career. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/dr-eric-payne-2/ Testimony Code: 2304TOR304 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Mrs. Burguete is a retired healthcare professional who left her profession to be a full-time mother of her four children. During the COVID pandemic, she returned to work as a PSW and worked in long term care For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/catarina-burguete/ Testimony Code: 2304TOR303 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Julie Pinder relates her experiences after the first and second vaccines she received. She was denied a medical exemption inspite of suffering adverse events after the first shot. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/julie-pinder/ Testimony Code: 2304TOR302 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Jay McCurdy is a teacher with 24 years experience in education. He addresses the impacts on children of COVID restrictions, the quality of education, and the aftermath. Students are far behind where they should be and not acquiring the knowledge at the same rate they used to. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/jay-mccurdy/ Testimony Code: 2304TOR301 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Ksenia was a nurse for 15 years with the same company working in a rehabilitation unit. When the patients got their vaccines, she started seeing some trends and concerns among the patient population. In the majority of patients she noticed thrombocytopenia, which is a low platelet count (white blood cell responsible for coagulation). A few had rare blood clots that she had never seen before. Patient fully vaccinated that she witnessed that still ended up in ICU with COVID, then had a multitude of other problems. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/ksenia-usenko/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR216 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Mr. Hill gave a presentation on the impact of COVID on the aviation industry. He described the health standards and the incredible safety focus of airlines pre-COVID from a historical perspective, which culminated in the industry’s Safety Management System (SMS). He gave a high-level overview of that system and the attendant safety philosophy and regulations. Everything from over the counter cold medication to statements on Transport Canada’s website that read, for decades, “medical trials are not compatible with aviation certification”. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/greg-hill/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR215 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Ms. Snow worked in a director- level position for TJX Canada overseeing the Workplace Services Department for their head office in Canada. Ms. Snow worked from home during the pandemic until late 2021. The corporate headquarters (in Boston) started considering vaccine mandates, and started surveying employees. A mandate was put in place in December 2021 stating that by February 28, 2022 all staff must be vaccinated, or they would be terminated. Ms. Snow was fired. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/kimberly-snow/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR214 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Ms. Klitzke had received a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and so ultimately decided to accept the vaccine due to overwhelming persuasion from friends, doctors and media, and even from the MS Society. Although she had some problems with the first shot she had the second shot in August 2021 and within two weeks everything changed for the worse. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/meredith-klitzke/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR213 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Rev. Banks is a pastor in a small Midwestern Ontario rural church. A pastoral caregiver which includes hospital visitation, long-term care visitation, and home visits for people who are housebound. He explains how difficult it was to do his job during the pandemic and the poor service he felt he was giving, especially when he was ministering dying people. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/reverend-randy-banks/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR212 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Dr. Mack has been involved with three large churches and one a mega-church and is fairly involved nationally in the “church scene”. Prior to the pandemic they were usually filled to capacity. A church is a fellowship of believers that come together for a common cause – desire to learn, spiritual nourishment, community outreach. This plays a significant role in the communities they are developed in. Over two years Ontario had some of the harshest, longest lockdowns in the world, closing churches and forbidding Easter and Christmas worship. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/dr-wesley-mack/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR211 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Dr. Church had an existing mild traumatic brain injury and a family history of neurodegenerative disorder, so she approached her family doctor for a medical exemption to the vaccine mandates. Her GP told her that he was banned by the College of Physicians to provide an exemption to anyone unless they had anaphylaxis, myocarditis or pericarditis. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/dr-heather-church/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR210 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Cindy Campbell is a Registered Nurse. During her testimony she explains how early pandemic policies were tied to sustaining hospital function. Now, ER departments are closing due to nursing and staff shortages. Quality of care is at risk for the patients and community. She explains how these policies are threatening healthcare. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/cindy-campbell/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR209 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Mr. Alexander is representing doctors from across Canada who have been charged with spreading misinformation and harming the public by making comments that are contrary to the public narrative around COVID-19. They are being charged by the regulatory colleges in their provinces for not following a statement (policy or guideline) put in place by the College of Physicians. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/michael-alexander/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR208 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Ms Ugolini is an independent journalist who covered the NCI, but she appeared as a lay witness to share her family’s economic and personal difficulties due to the lockdowns in Ontario. She is a wife and mother of five, (her youngest was born during COVID). For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/tamara-ugolini/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR207 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Ms. Petite is a corrections officer that has a disability which makes her unable to wear a mask, due to a car accident in 2018 which disabled her. She suffers from PTSD from the accident and has been in trauma therapy for five years as a result. She was given a medical exemption from masking. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/natasha-petite/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR206 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA

Laura Jeffery is a 27-year licensed funeral director who details what she has seen in the embalming process of deceased individuals who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. She says that these are new findings in bodies since spring 2021 and has never been seen before in all her years in the industry. For the complete witness testimony, transcript, exhibits and more, please visit https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/witness/laura-jeffery/ Testimony Code: 2303TOR204 Visit the National Citizens Inquiry website at: https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca Find out how you can: Follow NCI on social media: Twitter/X - @Inquiry_Canada Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalCitizensInquiry Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/national_citizens_inquiry/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@citizensinquiry Rumble - https://rumble.com/user/NationalCitizensInquiryCA