00:00:01.000Rachel Emanuel brings the news each day on Alberta Roundup. She has her say.
00:00:11.200Hey everyone, welcome back to the Alberta Roundup. I'm your host Rachel Emanuel.
00:00:15.360Today I am joined by Daryl Comick. Comick is the president of the Constituency Association for Calgary Law Heed.
00:00:22.640You guys are going to be able to hear him today, but due to some connectivity issues that we're having,
00:00:26.520in classic Alberta, we're just going to put a photo of him up today.
00:00:30.640And him and I are going to be taking a look at the Injection of Truth Town Hall that his CA hosted in Calgary Law Heed last week.
00:00:38.120Daryl, thanks so much for being here today and sorry for the connectivity issues that we've been having this morning.
00:00:42.760Well, we just roll with the punches. That seems to be the way we have to handle things these days, Rachel.
00:00:48.960Absolutely. I couldn't have said it better myself.
00:00:51.080So let's start by taking a look at this town hall, which took a look at COVID-19 vaccine data.
00:00:58.340Took a very critical look. You guys had a lot of renowned experts come and give their two cents saying that they believe the COVID-19 vaccine to be quite dangerous
00:01:06.340and recommended people against taking it. In some cases went as far as to suggest that those who had taken it should begin taking a look at detoxing their body.
00:01:14.160This event was considered very controversial. I know that you guys had it de-platform FEM Eventbrite and ended up having to sell the tickets through another means.
00:01:22.360Were you surprised at how controversial this event was seen as?
00:01:26.900Certainly, I was very surprised to see how controversial it was.
00:01:30.960I mean, we started this by asking a simple question.
00:01:33.800We wanted to know if someone could explain to us why the number of unexplained deaths in children in Alberta had increased by 350%.
00:01:40.160We hadn't even asked a question about COVID jabs. It was simply this question based on AHS data.
00:01:47.900Ironically, when we went through the data the 15th or 30th time, I'm not exactly sure, we found out that we actually made a mistake and that it wasn't 350%.
00:01:56.800It was 3,328% increase in unexplained deaths.
00:02:01.820Now, to most people, you'd think that's a big number.
00:02:05.440And to organizations that basically live on polling data, you would have thought that someone at the government or at the AHS health agencies would have said,
00:02:15.920there's something seriously wrong here. We should investigate.
00:02:19.220It had a quick blip in the media, but then nothing happened.
00:02:22.280And so this whole idea of an injection of truth was simply to try to find some real scientific data to explain that one question.
00:02:31.140So when we take a look at the event itself, I know that the MLA for the region, Eric Bouchard, he was in attendance as well as some other MLAs like Shane Getson.
00:02:42.860Because of how controversial this event was considered, were MLAs wary of attending?
00:02:47.560Was it difficult to actually get them to commit to coming out?
00:02:49.760Well, certainly Eric had a strong support from his caucus friends to attend the event.
00:02:57.060I mean, this question we have isn't just a question from Calgary Lockheed and one little section of Calgary.
00:03:04.280I mean, at the end of the day, we had 18,000 people in six countries streaming the event just to find some scientific data or potential answers to the question.
00:03:15.760So I'm pretty sure that the amount of support that we got from caucus was because their own constituents are saying, hey, will someone please answer this question?
00:03:26.180There was some speculation at the time that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office wasn't pleased that the event was going ahead.
00:03:31.800Did you ever hear anything from her or her office directly?
00:03:48.020I think there was a sort of complicit consent.
00:03:51.440She did say on her radio show that she wanted to hear dissenting views or contrary views.
00:03:56.920So she wasn't opposed to actually having it talked about.
00:04:01.180To me, from past history, from other Premiers and other presidents of UCP, our current group was very, very encouraging about pursuing the answer.
00:04:12.360Because this is a member-driven question.
00:04:16.280This wasn't something that came from the government.
00:04:20.140We talked to the provincial party about it.
00:04:23.520They were 100% on side with what we were doing and asking the question.
00:04:27.140Because we have a party policy about bodily autonomy.
00:04:29.960And so when you get into these issues of supporting conservative policy in Alberta, it's important that the members show the policies that are top of mind to them and also to put as much education and information forward for the government to make the right decision.
00:04:46.660Currently, Alberta Health Services is still recommending the COVID-19 vaccine.
00:04:51.260It's on the vaccine schedule for babies as young as six months.
00:04:56.020Recently, I had UCP Board President Rob Smith on the show.
00:05:00.820He said the party really wants to see that policy change so that when doctors are speaking about the COVID-19 vaccine to patients, they also have to tell them about some of the risks involved.
00:05:12.460Would you like to see that date of six months being moved back so that, you know, babies are not being given the COVID-19 vaccine?
00:05:19.040How do you think Alberta Health Services policy on COVID-19 vaccines should be changed?
00:05:24.520Well, certainly when I listened to the science and the doctors that were presenting the information, Eric Payne was very clear that said that kids don't need the COVID shot.
00:05:35.440Dr. Bridle said that the COVID shot was more damaging to people than the flu.
00:05:40.040So, I think when you get into the science, you see that it's not a necessary thing to have.
00:05:46.200Now, we live in a society of choice, and I'm sure that the Alberta government is going to maintain the option of people being able to choose.
00:05:53.980We would like to see, and we did provide scientific research, scientific data, the scientific paper with recommendations based on the most current data,
00:06:02.480that suggested that there should be much more emphasis on the informed consent paper that people have to sign in order to take a COVID shot.
00:06:22.360And so, the government should get on side with that.
00:06:25.020I believe that they should put the word optional next to the COVID vaccines on the chart.
00:06:30.820Everyone says that it's the parent's choice to inoculate or not inoculate their children.
00:06:36.120But by having it on the site and on the list without any sort of notation,
00:06:41.160I think it basically says to parents that the government endorses this particular process.
00:06:46.260And it doesn't really say parents and moms, dads have the option of taking the shot with their kids or not.
00:06:56.340As I mentioned, Rob Smith, you know, he's been saying that the party wants Alberta Premier Daniel Smith and AHS to change the COVID-19 vaccine policy.
00:07:04.180He, of course, supported this town hall in Calgary, Lougheed.
00:07:06.940He also said there might be more such events.
00:07:09.740To your knowledge, are there going to be more CAs hosting events, talking about and discussing the impacts of the COVID-19 vaccine?
00:07:17.820One happened in Red Deer and one happened in Mournville right after the injection of truth.
00:07:22.520We certainly are looking at a second event that will focus on a very similar topic.
00:07:28.540Just to, again, provide the science the opportunity to be vocal and not silence.
00:07:35.000I encourage other CAs to have events like this.
00:07:38.400Town halls are very effective because people get to get other information that they wouldn't get from mainstream media or legacy media or even the internet based on some of the things that happened with censorship there.
00:07:52.320Another issue that came up was one of compensation.
00:07:54.780Currently, if someone feels that they have been vaccine injured by the COVID-19 vaccine, the federal government has a program you can essentially apply for compensation and arguing that you've been vaccine injured.
00:08:05.820Those requests are largely being denied.
00:08:08.380Almost everyone is being denied those requests for compensation.
00:08:11.620One of the doctors at the town hall said that government should be responsible for compensating people who have been injured by the COVID-19 vaccines because governments, both federally and provincially, and in some cases even locally, were responsible for pushing the vaccines, mandating them, and coercing people into being vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine.
00:08:32.460Is this something that you would like to see here in Alberta where the government is actually taking a look at compensating people who were harmed by the vaccine?
00:08:39.820Well, certainly, I think people who are harmed by this injection.
00:08:43.500I mean, it's proven now to be a genetic modified therapy.
00:08:48.460It's not technically a vaccine by definition.
00:08:50.920A vaccine is one shot and you protect yourself and the others around you.
00:08:54.580So clearly, by Canada's own definition, this has never been.
00:09:47.600So you just mentioned the policy for bodily autonomy.
00:09:53.420That was a United Conservative Party resolution that was passed at the annual general meeting.
00:09:57.640The next annual general meeting is going to be in November in Red Deer.
00:10:01.260Do you suspect that there's going to be more resolutions put forward to make changes around the COVID-19 vaccine?
00:10:08.140Or do you think that the membership largely feels this issue has been dealt with?
00:10:12.320Well, I think we can see from the response to an injection of Truth Town Hall, both those people who attended, participated, and those people who were so vocal against it.
00:10:41.860What was the reasoning for it and what was the science that was used to justify such a widespread forced capture of people in Canada?
00:10:51.760So I see it likely that the process with the policies, it goes through a very rigorous process, screening, voting, and then ultimately it'll come down to the top 30.
00:11:01.800I think one will appear on the floor of the convention.
00:11:05.280I don't think there's any way to avoid it because this is what the members, I mean, there's 88,000 members, and they're saying, hey, you know, if you look at the last AGM, the number of strong, principled, conservative values and policies that were voted on, it was very clear that our membership understands the value of family, freedom, and all these things that go with being conservative.
00:11:42.960When Rob Smith was on the show, he said there's some people in the party who don't want to talk about COVID anymore.
00:11:48.540They say that's, you know, in the past and should be left in the past.
00:11:51.440And I think there's a big argument to be made in that a lot of the members are still very upset and would like to see more outcomes, more results,
00:11:58.900because so many of the people who implemented these policies are still, of course, in positions of power in the province, you know, whether that's elected officials or just government officials.
00:12:08.160So I think there's still a lot of people who would like to see changes.
00:12:10.460I know there's a lot of people who are really upset that the COVID-19 vaccine is still on the vaccine schedule, which sort of brings me to my last question for you here is,
00:12:19.720at this AGM, there will be a vote on whether to review Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's premiership, essentially her leadership of the party, as happens after there is a general election.
00:12:31.580Do you think that she's going to, you know, pass this with overwhelming support?
00:12:35.000Or do you think there might be some issues for her among the UCP base?
00:12:39.000I think that the members should overwhelmingly support her.
00:12:45.660I, for one, am someone who wants things to move much quicker than they are.
00:12:50.420I want to see more movement on conservative values.
00:12:54.580I also believe that, you know, we're in some difficult times in Alberta with such socialism being supported by the federal government.
00:13:02.280I mean, Premier Smith is doing an incredible amount of work.
00:13:08.060I'm sure there's a lot of foundational principles that are happening behind the scenes.
00:13:12.100So while I disagree often, she allows me to disagree, which I thoroughly appreciate.
00:13:18.640She's respectful in our conversation about issues and with other people.
00:13:23.460And I think, you know, it's a very complicated job trying to manage a province that, you know, basically has been off the rails for so many years.
00:13:32.800And there's a lot of things to correct.