Jacques Robert gives his commentary on the negative impact he witnessed during COVID, both financial and within the family. The repercussions from the company he worked for, for not sharing personal medical information with his employer and particularly for choosing not to be vaccinated. Jacques stated, “it wasn’t just us, it was the entire family who lived and breathed within those buildings that were also affected. So I really felt that was important to share because I’m just one, but what they did, was to many.”
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Colin Murphy’s business was active countrywide and required months of preparation and planning to stage big sporting and music events. When the COVID shutdowns happened, inspite of the government providing 75% of the wages, Colin said, “if you have no revenue, you can’t cover anything.” Staff disappeared while the company shut down and people stopped talking to each other. Colin said, “they don’t share the stories in one unit, one big group. And because they don’t share in one big group, they can’t connect the dots.”
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Mr.Friesen was an organizer of the Freedom Rally against government mandates and lockdowns. He and his wife contracted the COVID virus, and at the early stages they both started taking (he later realized was not enough for himself) Ivermectin and HCQ. He ended up being hospitalized. The first three days he was not given any medication other than antibiotics. They found multiple blood clots on his lungs. The Saskatchewan health care providers ended up having to transfer him to Ontario, despite being told that this was completely political and not medically prudent.
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Steven Kiedyk, aged thirty-seven, works as a land surveyor, a profession that requires a degree of physical activity. Mr. Kiedyk was an active gym attendee and completed a marathon in 2019. Mr. Kiedyk was adamant that he did not want to take the COVID vaccine, however increasing pressure from society restrictions and harassment resulted in him getting the Pfizer vaccine in July 2021. In October 2021, during a game of basketball, Mr. Kiedyk collapsed and lost consciousness.
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A university student describes her journey through the pandemic, battling her own health problems, the university mandates, loss of friends and social interactions and the ongoing fear for her vaccinated family members.
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Mr. Paquin runs an “all Canadian wine business” in Japan, and was there when COVID hit. His business endured logistics problems due to disruption in shipping, supply chains, increased cost and inflation measures. The Canadian COVID measures restricting travel robbed him from seeing family and friends since 2019.
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