Liberals mock vaccine injury inquiry after years of blocking COVID probe

Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen is under fire for mocking a parliamentary hearing where Canadians say they'll finally get to tell their vaccine injury stories.

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Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen is under fire for mocking an inquiry set to hear from Canadians reporting life-altering COVID-19 vaccine injuries.

The Kingston and the Islands MP mocked the inquiry’s name and questioned its legitimacy in a video posted online.

Dean Allison@DeanAllisonMP

Hey @MarkGerretsen ! You’re invited to the Allison Inquiry to hear from COVID-19 vaccine injured folks tell their story They deserve to be heard and we, as representatives of the people, owe it to them September 8, 9, 10, 11 Parliament Hill It’s a non-partisan event. All

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“This one’s called the Allison Inquiry. He named it after himself. That just reeks of attention seeking before anything else,” Gerretsen said.

Gerretsen said vaccine-injured Canadians deserve to be heard, but dismissed the inquiry as promoting Conservative grievances over mandates and the Freedom Convoy.