'He was terrified': Sister testifies for brother who died before he could appear at Allison Inquiry

Day 3 also heard from a 28-year-old who suffered two heart attacks at age 23, while Ottawa Police Const. Helen Grus made a surprise appearance to testify about her investigation into unexplained infant deaths.

Scarlett Grace
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Day 3 of the Allison Inquiry in Ottawa brought another full day of emotional testimony from Canadians who say their lives were devastated following COVID-19 vaccination, while others took the stand for loved ones who are no longer alive to tell their own stories.

The four-day inquiry, chaired by Conservative MP Dean Allison, has brought Canadians reporting vaccine injuries, bereaved family members, medical professionals and researchers before participating parliamentarians.

Among the most emotional testimony Thursday came from Dr. Crystal Luchkiw, who spoke on behalf of her late brother, Scott Gorey.

Gorey, a 48-year-old former Parliament Hill staffer and father of two, had wanted to appear before the inquiry himself. He died on July 4 before getting the opportunity.

Luchkiw testified that her brother suffered a cardiac arrest months after receiving his COVID-19 vaccinations and was subsequently diagnosed with severe myocarditis. His heart function was severely impaired, and his condition ultimately deteriorated.

“These are the human costs of the decisions that are made,” Luchkiw told the inquiry. “And he was terrified, absolutely terrified. He knew he was in big trouble.”

The inquiry also heard from maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. James Thorp, who presented his analysis of COVID-19 vaccine safety data, with a particular focus on pregnancy. Thorp cited multiple analyses comparing reported adverse events following COVID-19 and influenza vaccination, including figures he said showed 271-fold, 177-fold and 114-fold increases in miscarriage signals. He also challenged the interpretation of an influential 2021 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, arguing that its raw data showed an 82 percent miscarriage rate among women vaccinated early enough in pregnancy to experience a miscarriage, rather than the 12.6 percent initially reported.

Pointing to V-safe data in which he said 1.87 percent of participants experienced significant symptoms lasting beyond three months following vaccination, Thorp told the inquiry: “This long COVID syndrome is a charade. It’s a mass charade for vaccine injury, as demonstrated by this study.”

Thorp also presented data he argued showed significant increases in miscarriages and other adverse reproductive outcomes following COVID-19 vaccination, as well as potential impacts on fertility.

Later, 66-year-old veteran Mark Chapman testified about his own dramatic decline in health. Chapman served 25 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force flying Sea King helicopters and once held professional licences allowing him to operate on land, sea and in the air. Today, he relies on a walker and wheelchair.

Chapman testified that his Apple Watch detected atrial fibrillation the day after his third Pfizer injection. He later experienced cardiac problems, chronic pain, mobility issues and significant cognitive decline.

Twenty-eight-year-old Noah Barclay also testified that he suffered two heart attacks at just 23 following his only Pfizer injection and was later diagnosed with myocarditis.

One of the day's final witnesses was Ottawa Police Constable Helen Grus, who raised concerns over an increase in unexplained infant deaths in Ottawa in 2022. Grus stressed she was not concluding vaccination caused the deaths, but believed the increase warranted further investigation.

Within weeks, she was suspended. Following a years-long disciplinary process, Grus was recently demoted for two years.

The Allison Inquiry concluded Friday after four days dedicated to putting the stories of Canadians who say they were injured or lost loved ones following COVID-19 vaccination on the public record. Follow our coverage at VaxReports.com. 

Scarlett Grace

Anti-Discrimination Reporter

Scarlett Grace is a Canadian journalist and musician from Peterborough, Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Trent University and has spent over a decade performing live and releasing original music.

In 2022, her involvement in Canada’s freedom movement marked a turning point in her career and public voice. She later joined Rebel News, where she works as an anti-discrimination journalist, reporting extensively on the rise of antisemitism in Canada and the Iranian uprising.

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