A 47-year-old mother who suffered a vaccine injury is suing the federal government and the CBC for following “misinformation” advice to get vaccinated..Empowered Canadians and The Institute for Freedom and Justice are supporting and raising funds for a new lawsuit filed by Plaintiff Carrie Sakamoto, a mother of three, who suffered significant physical and psychological harm, including permanent Bell’s Palsy, because she thought she was doing “the right thing” by following the advice and information from the government and the CBC about the COVID-19 vaccines..The lawsuit, filed in the Court of King’s Bench in Lethbridge, Alberta, against the federal minister of Health, the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Dr. Celia Lourenco, Alberta Health Services, and the CBC (the “Defendants”) claims that the Defendants were negligent, provided information they knew to be false and incomplete, and that they censored and suppressed truthful and reliable information about vaccine injuries which caused harm to Ms. Sakamoto..The lawsuit goes on to allege misfeasance in public office by health officials in various governmental agencies..“I think Canadians will be shocked to learn about the rushed changes the government made to the safety standard for vaccines at the start of COVID,” said Eva Chipiuk of Chipiuk Law, representing Ms. Sakamoto..“At the same time the Defendants were aggressively assuring the public that the COVID-19 vaccines were 'safe and effective,' those same agencies had worked to change the approval standard by removing the requirement for the COVID-19 vaccines to be either 'safe' or 'effective.' The Government has already conceded, to the Public Accounts committee, that the contracts with the manufacturers were rushed, did not contain the normal standards, and provided additional indemnities in favour of the manufacturers.”.Chipiuk said the Defendants held themselves out as public health experts, reporting on behalf of health experts, or as public health broadcasters..“They intentionally set out to build a relationship of trust between themselves and the public during COVID at a time when they knew the public was vulnerable and afraid,” Chipiuk said..“They knew or ought to have known that the public would be relying on their information for their health, safety and protection. Ms. Sakamoto relied, to her detriment, on the representations made by the government and the CBC and this resulted in serious permanent harm to Ms. Sakamoto.”.Chipiuk said Ms. Sakamoto was not alone. Millions of Canadians relied on the representations of the Defendants at a time when they were particularly vulnerable..“We now know that many Canadians suffered physical and psychological injuries due to the misinformation and negligence of the Defendants. This lawsuit seeks justice for one Canadian who has suffered significant harm and, if successful, it might provide guidance for others to follow,” Chipiuk said..“The lawsuit seeks compensation for Ms. Sakamoto. It will also show the importance of holding government and media organizations to account on public health issues and will hopefully lead to more responsible governance as well as more complete accurate news coverage in the future.”
