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# A Citizens' Hearing
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/a-citizens-hearing/
- Published: 1999-01-02T08:34:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-15T23:45:51.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs

**A Citizens' Hearing** is the name of an event held in Toronto, Ontario. It was a joint in-person/live streamed conference that took place from June 22-24, 2022 at Vantage Venues.[\[1\]](#fn1) It was one of several events that preceded the formation of the [National Citizens Inquiry](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Citizens-Inquiry) (NCI).[\[2\]](#fn2)

It was modelled after similar independent hearings held in the United States by Senator Ron Johnson and in Australia by Senator Malcolm Roberts.[\[3\]](#fn3)[\[4\]](#fn4)[\[5\]](#fn5)

A report summarizing the event and its key proceedings was published in January 2023, authored by [Liam Sturgess](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Liam-Sturgess).[\[3:1\]](#fn3)

## Participants

The hearing was organized by the [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance) in partnership with the [Canadian Adverse Event Reporting System](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Adverse-Event-Reporting-System) (CAERS), Fearless Canada, United Health Care Workers of Ontario and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, among others.

A Citizens' Hearing was funded by a grant from the Institute for Freedom and Justice (IFJ) and the Canadian Covid Care Alliance.

### Contributors

| Name                                                                 | Role                                              | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Sonya Anderson                                                       | Conception, planning and execution[\[3:2\]](#fn3) | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance), Institute for Freedom and Justice                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Preston Manning                                                      | Panelist                                          | Canada Strong and Free Network                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Susan Natsheh                                                        | Panelist, report co-author                        | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| David Ross                                                           | Panelist                                          | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance), [Citizens Inquiry Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Citizens-Inquiry-Canada)                                                                                                                                                       |
| Trish Wood                                                           | Moderator                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Max Daigle                                                           | Next Steps Task Force, testimony                  | [Canadian Adverse Event Reporting System](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Adverse-Event-Reporting-System) (CAERS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Shawn Buckley                                                        | Next Steps Task Force, testimony                  | [National Citizens Inquiry](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Citizens-Inquiry)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Richard Girgis                                                       | Next Steps Task Force, testimony                  | Fearless Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Judy Stinson                                                         | Coordinator                                       | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Rodney Palmer                                                        | Documentary interviewer                           | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| [Liam Sturgess](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Liam-Sturgess) | Secretary, report author                          | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance), [Campfire Wiki](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Campfire-Wiki), [Rounding the Earth](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Rounding-the-Earth), [White Rose Intelligence](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/White-Rose-Intelligence) |
| Maximillian Forte                                                    | Report contributor                                | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Dale Andersson                                                       | Report contributor                                | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Steven Pelech                                                        | Report editor, testimony                          | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance), Kinexus Bioinformatics, University of British Columbia                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Gloria Nardi-Bell                                                    | Report editor                                     | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Jaiden Weinrauch                                                     | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Hayley Weinrauch                                                     | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Kayla Bishop                                                         | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Henry Lu                                                             | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Irvin Studin                                                         | Testimony                                         | Institute for 21st Century Questions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| James Kitchen                                                        | Testimony                                         | Liberty Coalition Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| York Hsiang                                                          | Testimony                                         | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance), Canadian Society for Science & Ethics in Medicine (CSSEM)                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Susan van der Rassle                                                 | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Hugh Akogi                                                           | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Beverly Perley                                                       | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| David Shaw                                                           | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Marjaleena Repo                                                      | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Janina Krienke                                                       | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Chris Schaefer                                                       | Testimony                                         | SafeCom Training Services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Scarlett Martyn                                                      | Testimony                                         | United Health Care Workers of Ontario                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Greg Hill                                                            | Testimony                                         | Free to Fly Canada (F2F)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Sergio Molina                                                        | Testimony                                         | Posties for Freedom                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Beau Bedard                                                          | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Leighton Grey                                                        | Testimony                                         | Grey Wowk Spencer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Audrey Vanderhoek                                                    | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Allen Rouben                                                         | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Andrew MacGillivray                                                  | Testimony                                         | Canadian Armed Forces                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Harold Ristau                                                        | Testimony                                         | Brock University, Veterans for Freedom (V4F), Canadian Armed Forces                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Sam Presvelos                                                        | Testimony                                         | Presvelos Law                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Leslie Smith                                                         | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Chris Milburn                                                        | Testimony                                         | Nova Scotia Health Authority, Eastern Memorial Hospital                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Patrick Phillips                                                     | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Chong Wong                                                           | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Francis Christian                                                    | Testimony                                         | University of Saskatchewan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Julie Ponesse                                                        | Testimony                                         | University of Western Ontario, [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance), Brownstone Institute                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Jenn Gilbert                                                         | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Jess Gilbert                                                         | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| [Eric Payne](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Eric-Payne)       | Testimony                                         | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| [Deanna McLeod](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Deanna-McLeod) | Testimony                                         | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance), Kaleidoscope Strategic, Covid Sense                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Keren Epstein-Gilboa                                                 | Testimony                                         | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Gail Davidson                                                        | Testimony                                         | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Annabelle Edge                                                       | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Gordon Polevoy                                                       | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Kelly-Sue Oberle                                                     | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Arlene Datto                                                         | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Kayla Jones                                                          | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| April Crocker                                                        | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| [Maria Gutschi](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Maria-Gutschi) | Testimony                                         | [Canadian Covid Care Alliance](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Covid-Care-Alliance)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Louis Browne                                                         | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Tania Tavernier                                                      | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Nicole Minnikin                                                      | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Ryan Gassner                                                         | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Dan Hartman                                                          | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Myriam Bohemier                                                      | Testimony                                         | RéinfoCovid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Karen Kobel                                                          | Testimony                                         | \-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Josh Shulman                                                         | Testimony                                         | Smugglers Smoke House                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Lyndie Hall                                                          | Testimony                                         | Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Richard Schabas                                                      | Testimony                                         | York Central Hospital, Cancer Care Ontario, Hastings Prince Edward Public Health                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Dean Allison                                                         | Cross-partisan panelist                           | Conservative Party of Canada, Parliament of Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Nadine Wilson                                                        | Cross-partisan panelist                           | Saskatchewan United Party, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Steve VanLeeuwen                                                     | Cross-partisan panelist                           | Township of Centre Wellington, End the Lockdowns National Caucus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Colin Carrie                                                         | Cross-partisan panelist                           | Conservative Party of Canada, Parliament of Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Brook Jackson                                                        | Testimony                                         | Ventavia Research Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

## External links

- [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=a%5Fcitizens%5Fhearing)
- [Website](https://citizenshearing.ca/)

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1. *Home.* A Citizens’ Hearing. Retrieved June 21, 2022, from <http://archive.today/2022.06.21-154342/https://www.citizenshearing.ca/> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *About – NCI’s History.* National Citizen’s Inquiry. Retrieved November 2, 2022, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20221102191425/https://nationalcitizensinquiry.ca/nci-history/> [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. Sturgess, L. (2023). *A Citizens’ Hearing: Examining Canada’s Covid Response.* Canadian Covid Care Alliance. <https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/sk3d5> [↩︎](#fnref3) [↩︎](#fnref3:1) [↩︎](#fnref3:2)
4. *On Mandates.* Ron Johnson Senator from Wisconsin. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from <https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/vaccine-side-e#ects-and-mandates> [↩︎](#fnref4)
5. *COVID under question: A cross-party inquiry.* (2022, March 25). Malcolm Roberts. <https://www.malcolmrobertsqld.com.au/covid-under-question-a-cross-party-inquiry/> [↩︎](#fnref5)