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Allison Inquiry | Ken Drysdale | Day 3 September 10th, 2026
Engineer Ken Drysdale, who chaired the independent commissioners of the National Citizens Inquiry, describes how that citizen-led inquiry heard 333 sworn witnesses across Canada and the fear witnesses faced. He presents its reports and its new searchable archive, and explains why its interim report called for reversing changes to vaccine authorization rules.
Ken Drysdale, a professional engineer and founder of Acutec Engineering, chaired the independent commissioners of the National Citizens Inquiry from February 2023 to April 2025. He describes the NCI as a citizens-led, citizens-funded, non-judicial investigation into the government's COVID response, held in eight cities and Regina, with commissioners from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta and multiple disciplines. It heard 333 witnesses under oath, about 22.5% of them on vaccine injuries. Drysdale describes the fear of that period, venues that refused to rent rooms, witnesses who withdrew, and stories of people struck by stigma, and he says many of the vaccine-injury experiences he has heard at the Allison Inquiry echo what the NCI heard. He explains that the NCI produced three COVID reports, including a 5,280-page report with more than 300 recommendations, and has launched the National Citizens Archive (nationalcitizensarchive.ca), a searchable library of video, transcripts, exhibits and reports. He discusses the interim report of September 2023, which he says recommended rescinding changes to the Food and Drug Regulations that he argues moved vaccine authorization from objective proof of safety and efficacy to a subjective review. The Allison Inquiry's organizers thank him for the additional resource.
Ken Drysdale, a professional engineer and founder of Acutec Engineering, chaired the independent commissioners of the National Citizens Inquiry from February 2023 to April 2025. He describes the NCI as a citizens-led, citizens-funded, non-judicial investigation into the government's COVID response, held in eight cities and Regina, with commissioners from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta and multiple disciplines. It heard 333 witnesses under oath, about 22.5% of them on vaccine injuries. Drysdale describes the fear of that period, venues that refused to rent rooms, witnesses who withdrew, and stories of people struck by stigma, and he says many of the vaccine-injury experiences he has heard at the Allison Inquiry echo what the NCI heard. He explains that the NCI produced three COVID reports, including a 5,280-page report with more than 300 recommendations, and has launched the National Citizens Archive (nationalcitizensarchive.ca), a searchable library of video, transcripts, exhibits and reports. He discusses the interim report of September 2023, which he says recommended rescinding changes to the Food and Drug Regulations that he argues moved vaccine authorization from objective proof of safety and efficacy to a subjective review. The Allison Inquiry's organizers thank him for the additional resource.
