Inquiry Rules

INQUIRY RULES
May 28th, 2026

Purpose

The purpose of the Allison Inquiry is to provide a neutral forum for Canadians to share their personal experiences of injuries to themselves, or to others, from the Covid-19 vaccine(s). The mandate of the Allison Inquiry is to listen to Canadians.

Reasons for the Inquiry

The Government of Canada reports that as of June 30, 2024, excluding the Province of Alberta, 81.8% of Canadians received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Excluding Alberta, this is over 28 million Canadians (28,716,557).

In September, 2025, Rasmussen conducted a survey in the United States which found that 56% of U.S. voters consider it likely that side effects of COVID-19 vaccines have caused a significant number of unexplained deaths.  There has not been a comparable poll done in Canada so it is unclear what percentage of Canadians are concerned about deaths and/or injuries caused by Covid-19 vaccines.

In 2023, Canadians demonstrated an interest in Covid-19 injuries by organizing and running a citizen led inquiry on Covid-19 and Covid-19 vaccine injuries called the National Citizens Inquiry (www.nationalcitizensarchive.com). There has not been any formal citizen inquiry into Covid-19 vaccine injuries in Canada since 2023.

More than 30 democratic countries, including many G7 and Commonwealth nations, have launched major Covid-19 inquiries examining lock downs, mandates, vaccines, and government decision-making.

Canada has yet to undertake any Parliamentary inquiry concerning Covid-19.

The Allison Inquiry is a preliminary inquiry to create a neutral forum for Canadians to share their personal experiences of injuries to themselves, or to others, from the Covid-19 vaccine(s). The purpose of the Allison Inquiry is to listen to Canadians.

The Allison Inquiry is limited in scope and duration. There will be 4 days of formal testimony taken. The focus will be on listening to ordinary Canadians tell their personal stories. There will be a few experts and/or others to assist in creating context on Covid-19 vaccine issues. Third parties will not be given standing to cross-examine witnesses or to present witnesses. Because of the very limited scope of the Inquiry, it would be improper for the Inquiry to make findings of facts or to draw conclusions.

At the conclusion of the Inquiry the Panel Members of the Inquiry may, but are not required to, refer questions to Parliament for the consideration of Parliament.

Terms of Reference

• A. This Inquiry is limited to the purpose of providing a neutral forum for Canadians to share their personal experiences of injuries to themselves, or to others, from the Covid-19 vaccine(s). The purpose of the Allison Inquiry is to listen to Canadians.
• B. The Inquiry may hear the testimony of experts and/or others to assist in giving context to the issue of Covid-19 vaccine injuries.
• C. The Inquiry may hear the testimony of experts and/or others concerning the Vaccine Injury Support Program or the Vaccine Impact Assistance Program.
• D. This Inquiry is not to make findings of fact or to reach conclusions.
• E. Member of Parliament Dean Allison will be Chairperson of the Inquiry.
• F. At the conclusion of the Inquiry the Panel Members of the Inquiry may, but are not required to, refer questions to Parliament for the consideration of Parliament.
• G. The Inquiry will be conducted in accordance with the Inquiry Rules. The Inquiry is, and will remain, non-partisan.

General Rules

1. The Allison Inquiry (the Inquiry) will be conducted in accordance with these Inquiry Rules.
2. The Inquiry will stay within the Terms of Reference.
3. The Inquiry is limited to the purpose of providing a neutral forum for Canadians to share their personal experiences of injuries to themselves, or to others, from the Covid-19 vaccine(s). The purpose of the Allison Inquiry is to listen to Canadians.
4. The Inquiry may hear the testimony of experts and/or others to assist in giving context to the issue of Covid-19 vaccine injuries.
5. The Inquiry is not to make findings of fact or to reach conclusions.
6. The Inquiry is, and will remain, non-partisan.
7. The Inquiry Rules may be varied, as needed, by the Chairperson and Panel Members, in consultation with Inquiry Counsel, to accomplish the purposes of the Inquiry.

Chairperson and Panel Members

8. Member of Parliament Dean Allison will be Chairperson for the Inquiry. If Dean Allison cannot sit as Chairperson for a hearing date, an alternate Chairperson may be appointed by Dean Allison with the consent of Inquiry Counsel.
9. Subject to these Rules, the Chairperson has control over the conduct of the Inquiry.
10. The Chair of the Inquiry may appoint Members of Parliament and/or Senators to sit as Panel Members at the Inquiry. No person is to be disqualified as a Panel Member based on party affiliation. The Inquiry is open to the participation of all Members of Parliament and Senators.
11. At any given hearing day of the Inquiry there may be up to five Panel Members (including the Chair).
12. A Panel Member is not required to attend as a Panel Member for every hearing day of the Inquiry.
13. If the Chairperson has appointed more than five Panel Members, the Chairperson has absolute discretion to determine which Panel Members can sit as Panel Members on any given hearing day.

Inquiry Counsel

14. Shawn Buckley will be Inquiry Counsel. If Shawn Buckley cannot attend as Inquiry Counsel for a hearing date, an alternative Inquiry Counsel may be appointed by Shawn Buckley with the consent of the Chairperson for that hearing date.
15. Inquiry Counsel is responsible for:
    a. selecting and vetting witnesses to be called before the Inquiry;
    b. questioning each witness at the Inquiry before the Inquiry Panel examines the witness;
    c. opening and closing statements on the hearing dates;
    d. consulting with the Chairperson concerning the conduct of the Inquiry.
16. Inquiry Counsel may appoint other counsel to act as his agent for the preparation and/or calling of witnesses at the Inquiry.

Covid Testimony Association

17. Covid Testimony Association (CTA) refers to the federally incorporated not-for-profit organization created to act as the legal vehicle for setting up and running the Inquiry.
18. The CTA is responsible for:
    a. assisting Inquiry Counsel to select and vet witnesses to be called before the inquiry;
    b. the administrative tasks necessary to conduct the inquiry, including but not limited to, scheduling witness attendance, managing audio-visual services separate and apart from CPAC, managing promotion and communications for the Inquiry, raising and disbursing funds for the Inquiry;
    c. managing communications for the Inquiry, including promoting the Inquiry to the public;
    d. live streaming the Inquiry, and
    e. publishing the Inquiry on the CTA website.

Conduct of the Inquiry while in session

19. The Chairperson has overall control over the Inquiry while the Inquiry is in session on a hearing date.
20. The Chairperson may make such orders or give such directions as the Chairperson considers proper to maintain order and to prevent the abuse of the Inquiry’s process.
21. Inquiry Counsel has the right while the Inquiry is in session to:
    a. select witnesses to be called before the Inquiry;
    b. question each witness at the Inquiry before the Inquiry Panel examines the witness;
    c. giving opening and closing statements on the hearing dates;
    d. consulting with the Chairperson concerning the conduct of the Inquiry while in session.
22. The CTA has the right while the Inquiry is in session to:
    a. assist with the administration of the Inquiry while in session;
    b. assist with witness attendance;
    c. to manage the audio-visual services for the Inquiry;
    d. to live-stream the Inquiry, and
    e. to undertake any other tasks requested by the Chairperson.

Inquiry Record

23. The Chairperson has the discretion to add any witness materials to the Inquiry Record.
24. Inquiry Counsel has the discretion to add any witness materials to the Inquiry Record.
25. Witnesses and other interested persons can apply to the CTA to have other materials added to the Inquiry record (Other Materials). Decisions whether to add any Other Materials to the Inquiry Record will be made jointly by the Chairperson and Inquiry Counsel.
26. The Panel for a hearing date, and/or any Panel Member, may submit notes for that hearing date to form part of the Inquiry Record.
27. Any questions or recommendations sent by the Inquiry to Parliament shall form part of the Inquiry Record.

Public Record

28. It is the intention of the Chairperson, Inquiry Counsel, and the CTA that the Inquiry proceedings be a matter of public record.
29. Depending on resources, the CTA is to publish on the CTA website, video of the Inquiry proceedings and all exhibits forming part of the Inquiry Record.

Confidential Personal Information

30. In exceptional circumstances, a witness’s personal private interests may require the Inquiry, in the exercise of Chairperson‘s discretion, to deviate from the general principle that all information relating to witnesses be disclosed to the public, either through testimony or through documents forming part of the record.
31. The Chairperson may, in consultation with Inquiry Counsel, make any rulings necessary to protect the privacy interests of any witness.

No Applications for Standing

32. Because the Terms of Reference do not permit the Inquiry to make specific findings, let alone findings adverse to the interests of a third party, there will be no applications for standing before the Inquiry.
33. The only persons with standing before the Inquiry are Inquiry Counsel and agents of Inquiry Counsel.

Applications to Testify

34. Applications to testify can be made at the CTA at https://covidtestimony.com/#witness-form .

Non-partisan conduct of the Inquiry

35. The Inquiry is non-partisan and is meant to include all Canadians and all Members of Parliament and Senators. The Inquiry is to be conducted on a non-partisan basis.
36. Notwithstanding the previous clause, the Chairperson may give favour, in selecting a Panel Member for a hearing date, to ensure that the Panel includes members from as many parties as possible.

Reports against third parties

37. The Terms of Reference do not anticipate witnesses making reports against third parties. Reports against third parties are to be curtailed unless the Inquiry informs the third party of the reports and provides the third party with an opportunity to respond to the reports.
38. Because of the limited time the Inquiry is to sit, reports against third parties are only to be allowed if the Chairperson and Inquiry Counsel both agree that the subject is important enough to warrant Inquiry time.

Recommendations to Parliament

39. At the conclusion of the Inquiry the Panel Members of the Inquiry may, but are notrequired to, refer questions to Parliament for the consideration of Parliament.
40. All questions referred to Parliament are to be submitted to Parliament by the Chairperson,at the discretion of the Chairperson.