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The Canadian government and media spread fear among citizens about
the COVID-19 pandemic while implementing measures to force them into
taking vaccines under threat of potential reprisals, according to a
report by the National Citizens Inquiry (NCI).
“The
pandemic was a textbook case of the collaboration of government and
industry to subvert the democratic institutions and convince the
citizens of the validity and truthfulness of a narrative that was
objectively false from the start,”
the Nov. 28 report reads.
The
Canadian government, together with provincial governments and the
mainstream media, “embarked on an information campaign designed to
instill fear in the hearts of the citizens and ensure that they did not
resist any and all draconian measures that were announced,” it states.
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The
NCI, a citizen-led and -funded effort to examine Canada’s pandemic
response, pointed out in its report that the principle of “my body, my
choice,” popularized by feminists, “vanished during the second year of
the pandemic.” Instead, there was a “constant drumbeat” from public
officials and media characterizing COVID-19 vaccines as “safe and
effective.”
Politicians and public figures chimed in, saying pandemic restrictions wouldn't be lifted unless everyone “did their part.”
“Canadians
who hesitated to get vaccinated were branded as anti-vaxxers, despite
having voluntarily received every other vaccine, recommended by public
health, in their lives,” the report reads.
“Politicians
encouraged people to blame the unvaccinated for the restrictive
measures that stopped them from getting back to normal. Those who had
taken the COVID-19 vaccines felt morally superior and validated in
scorning those who didn’t ‘do the right thing.’ Public shaming became a
societal norm.”
The government framed issues in a “particular way,
using emotionally charged language, or by exploiting existing biases,”
spreading them to the public through media. This allowed them to
influence how “people perceived events, individuals, or groups,”
according to the NCI.
The report points to the example of the Freedom Convoy protests—
a series of demonstrations
by Canadian truckers who wanted to do away with COVID-19 mandates
imposed by the government that affected truckers who worked between
Canada and the United States.
The Freedom Convoy demonstrators “peacefully protested” against mandates, according to the report.
"[Yet]
the government used mainstream media to portray these people as
violent, racists, and anarchists, who were threatening the very lives of
the people of Ottawa,” it reads.
Propaganda was used to stifle dissenting voices and alternative perspectives, according to the report.
“Both
media and government personalities demonized dissenting opinions. Their
labels of ‘anti-vaxxer’ or ‘science deniers’ were intended to associate
people who did not consent to the experimental injections with
‘Holocaust deniers.’ Many people fell prey to the fear of being labelled
and remained silent,” it reads.
Whether the media was
“state-controlled” during the pandemic or simply bought into the
governments’ messaging and began repeating such narratives without
question was “not discovered through testimony at the inquiry.” A deeper
investigation into the matter needs to be carried out, the report
states.
“Regardless, the cooperation of the media
with the government during this time created a campaign of propaganda
and terrorism that represents a grave violation of human rights,
democratic values, and the principles of international law,” it reads.
Vaccine Mandates
The report points out that coercion was applied to “virtually every
aspect of Canadians’ lives” during the pandemic. Workplace vaccination
mandates forced even workers who never intended to get a COVID-19
vaccine to take the shot, as people were afraid to lose their jobs. The
government also blocked employment insurance for people who lost jobs
because they didn't get vaccinated.The NCI heard testimony from
several witnesses who said that “they or a loved one felt compelled to
take the injection, under the threat of losing their livelihood.”
Several
educational institutions implemented vaccination requirements, such as
denying unvaccinated students access to classes to “coerce students to
get vaccinated.” The government imposed vaccine mandates for domestic
and international travel.
The announcement that unvaccinated
people wouldn't be allowed to sit near vaccinated individuals on planes
came at a time when “it was already known that vaccinated people could
transmit the COVID-19 virus to other vaccinated people.”
“This inconvenient fact went unacknowledged so that pressure on the unvaccinated could continue,” the report reads.
Vaccine
passes were designed to prevent unvaccinated individuals from accessing
anything not deemed essential, including visiting their children’s
school and services such as restaurants, gyms, and movie theaters.
“The
message was clear: if you want access to these people/things that you
like/love, you must submit to vaccination,” the NCI stated.
In
October 2021, the Canadian federal government imposed vaccine mandates
in the public sector, requiring proof of vaccination from federal public
servants as well as people employed in federally regulated industries
such as banking. Individuals who didn't show proof of vaccination or had
a medical or religious exemption were placed on unpaid leave.
People
traveling on VIA Rail trains and on cruise ships also had to show proof
of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result.
In
Alberta, Canada, the provincial government required movie theaters,
restaurants, and sports venues to ask patrons for vaccination proof or
negative COVID-19 test results. British Columbia also imposed such
restrictions.
Vaccines 'Should be Stopped Immediately'
The NCI report is based on the testimony of more than 300 members of the public and expert witnesses.Although
subpoenas were issued to 63 members of the government, authorities, and
regulators, none of them appeared at the hearing to give testimony.
In
his remarks during the hearing, NCI Commissioner and Chairperson Ken
Drysdale said the testimonies “provide irrefutable evidence that an
unprecedented assault has been waged against the citizens of Canada,”
according to a Nov. 28 statement.
“Not since World War II has the
nation experienced such a devastating attack on its people,” he said.
“Many public and private bodies such as schools, medical providers and
regulators, unions, justice and policing all failed Canadians. These
institutions and individuals must also be held to account.”
The
report recommends that the “current use of COVID-19 genetic vaccines in
Canada that were authorized under the revised provisions of the Interim
Order and the newly revised Food and Drug Regulations, should be stopped
immediately.”
A full judicial investigation into the
authorization process under which the COVID-19 vaccines were approved
must be carried out, it states.
Representatives for Health Canada didn't respond by press time to a request by The Epoch Times for comment.
