Last week concluded our eleven-thousand-kilometer journey across Canada, with stops in every major city along the way. Our commissioners heard over two hundred hours of testimony from more than three hundred brave witnesses, many of whom risked professional and personal repercussions for standing up to share their voices. Not only that, our petition has collected tens of thousands of signatures!
Together, we have truly made history.
Our hearing in Ottawa concluded last week and presented the commissioners with the opportunity to hear from several expert witnesses who previously held positions with large media companies, most notably CBC and Global News.
Marianne Klowak, award-winning senior CBC Reporter and journalist, shared a unique perspective on the practices CBC employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Ms. Klowak was compiling information and speaking with Canadians for a series she was developing on pandemic perspectives, giving her the opportunity to speak with hundreds of Canadians who expressed concerns about vaccine injuries, job loss, and social isolation. Despite her previous journalistic freedom to share multiple sides of a story with viewers, the CBC prevented Ms. Klowak from sharing the voices of hundreds of Canadians who lives were being severely impacted by government policy and vaccine mandates. Ms. Klowak recounted how the CBC embraced terms such as “anti-vaxxer” in their reporting, and in doing so making a deliberate decision to actively contribute to the fear and division that was tearing Canadian society apart. The lack of balanced reporting and CBC’s egregious violation of their own journalistic standards and practices gave her no choice but to walk away from her 34-year career with CBC In December 2021. Ms. Klowak’s full testimony can be viewed here.
Anita Krishna, former Global News director, shared similar information with NCI. After 25 years in journalism, Ms. Krishna was suspended from her position with Global News after she attended and spoke at a rally against repressive COVID-19 policies in Vancouver in December 2021. Ms. Krishna expressed concerns with the slanted information about the vaccine and vaccine mandates being presented to Canadians, which she referred to as “propaganda”. Ms. Krishna expressed frustration about her inability to express opposing views within her organization without facing backlash, suggesting Global News adopted similar reporting policies as the CBC. You can watch highlights from Ms. Krishna’s testimony on Twitter, and her full testimony is available on Rumble.
Cathy Jones, comedian and former “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” star shared her experiences in the work environment during the pandemic, which led to early retirement from CBC. Ms. Jones shared her struggles within the organization because of her questions about COVID-19 safety standards and reluctance to comply with arbitrary policies. She also expressed her fear about the dangerous direction Canada is headed and emphasized the importance of localized citizen organization and grassroots action. Ms. Jones candid testimony and thoughtful insight can be viewed here.
Rodney Palmer, former investigative journalist with the CBC who has held positions with various Canadian news organizations returned to the NCI to share information related to a Canadian organization – “ScienceUpFirst” – who has received millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money from the federal government to combat COVID-19 “misinformation” and “debunk” health information. Mr. Palmer walked the commissioners through the structure of the organization, which consists of scientists, researchers and health professionals tasked to collaborate with news media to present often slanted and one-sided views on the pandemic and the government response. Be sure to catch Mr. Palmer’s well-documented testimony here.
Along with experts from news and media, the NCI heard compelling testimony from professionals in the medical field, one of whom was Dr. Daniel Nagase, a family physician from Alberta, who successfully treated COVID-19 patients with interventions such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Despite his success with these interventions, Dr. Nagase’s practice was severely restricted by the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons preventing him from practicing emergency medicine, and from treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infections. Dr. Nagase’s medical license was also revoked in British Columbia, despite not having seen patients in the province for years. As part of his testimony, Dr. Nagase walked the commissioners through the medical records of individuals in Alberta who had been treated in hospital for COVID-19 infections using unwarranted intubation and administration of dangerous and deadly drugs, which he believes ultimately contributed to patient deaths. Be sure to catch Dr. Nagase’s full testimony here.
The NCI heard thought-provoking evidence from economist Catherine Austin Fitts, who presented information suggesting the pandemic was a global political and economic reset, more so than a health crisis. Ms. Fitts discussed the explosion of upward moving wealth and transfer of market share to large, multi-national companies, and how COVID-19 policy destroyed small businesses that were not able to stay afloat. She examined the pandemic’s impact on global finance, centralization of power, and the long-term implications of COVID-19 vaccine policies on our freedoms. You don’t want to miss Ms. Fitt’s detailed testimony, which can be found here.
As with previous hearings, brave everyday Canadians stepped up in Ottawa to share the struggles they endured throughout the pandemic. In Sheila Lewis’s case, her decision to decline the COVID-19 vaccine cost her the opportunity to receive a life-saving organ transplant. Despite being under a court order preventing her from discussing her situation, Ms. Lewis, a transplant candidate living in Alberta, shared her powerful and emotional testimony on navigating the medical system over the course of the last three years. Her heartbreaking testimony revealed the endless tests and treatments she willingly complied with to be considered an “ideal candidate” for organ transplant, and how her hopes for survival were quashed when after months of research, she decided the COVID-19 vaccine posed a risk to her health given her existing condition. Desperate to remain on the candidate list, Ms. Lewis completed antibody testing showing she had robust immunity to COVID-19, however she was still denied the life-saving transplant. Her testimony provided a heartbreaking account of how vaccine policy is still impacting Canadian’s access to healthcare and lifesaving treatments today, and how misdirected our governments have become.
The stories above are but a small sample of the invaluable information and testimony shared with NCI over the course of the past two months. Be sure to catch all three days of the Ottawa hearings in full, along with all seven previous hearings, on the NCI website and our various social media platforms.
Though our journey across Canada to collect testimony from Canadians has come to an end, our work is just beginning. Stay tuned for announcements about our next steps over the coming weeks, and be sure to check the website regularly for news, updates, and announcements!