The Western Standard (WS) is facing another "strike" from the YouTube police for reporting on confirmed vaccine injuries suffered by several Canadians. .Parliamentary Bureau Chief Matthew Horwood featured three vaccine-injured Canadians in an article published by the Western Standard on June 19.. EXCLUSIVE: Vaccine-injured Canadians search for answers The Western Standard received over 130 messages from people claiming they were injured after taking COVID-19 vaccines. It chose to showcase three of their harrowing stories. .Following the article, Horwood joined Cory Morgan for a June 24 segment of WS's online show Triggered with Cory Morgan, to discuss the story. That day, the video segment was posted on YouTube and subsequently landed a "Strike 2" ruling from the video hosting platform citing "medical misinformation." .During the segment, Horwood discussed the experiences of many Canadians who said "they were injured shortly after taking COVID vaccines." ."You have, you know, blood clots, heart inflammation, strokes, skin conditions, sleep problems, neurological conditions, paralysis. It's just, it's endless the list of [injury reports] I've received," said Horwood, explaining the response he received after posting a request on Twitter for people to contact him if they had suffered an adverse event from any one of the COVID-19 vaccines. .Horwood said those he spoke with all claimed "they've had a very difficult time getting their injuries to be accepted by doctors and medical personnel." ."All they want is to be noticed and have their stories told by the media — to be acknowledged by politicians, to have their pain acknowledged, but they haven't even been able to get that," said Horwood. ."And, the majority of them, when they speak about this online, they basically get attacked. They get called 'anti-vaxxer,' they get called all sorts of names, and that just makes the situation even worse." .Horwood said it's been "heartbreaking" to read all the stories submitted to him by approximately 150 people after he posted his call-out for stories on Twitter. ."I am not surprised YouTube removed our video," Horwood told the Western Standard.."To be honest, I'm shocked Twitter has yet to take action against my account. But I am disappointed to see tech giants are still committed to throttling free speech and open debate under the guise of battling 'disinformation.'".Horwood said it's his opinion that "those who claim COVID vaccine injuries don't exist" are the "real disinformation-spreaders," citing his proof in the flood of responses he received from injured Canadians. ."Thousands upon thousands more have shared their testimonials online, only to be attacked, gaslit, and censored.".Horwood said it doesn't matter to him how many videos are banned or taken down. ."The truth of vaccine injuries is eventually going to come out, and when that happens, the social media companies, politicians, public health 'experts,' and Big 'Harma' will have a lot of explaining to do," he said. .Until then, Horwood said he will "continue to speak truth" and hopes more media outlets will begin reporting on COVID vaccine injuries. ."YouTube has deemed we are no longer allowed to talk about, or even report on, certain topics, even without editorial comment," said Morgan, host of Triggered: With Cory Morgan. ."We didn't offer any medical advice, we just reported on a story and that got us kicked off YouTube." ."YouTube is clearly signalling certain subjects are a no-go." .Morgan said he believes people need to "migrate away from these platforms that sensor" and suggested Rumble as an alternative. .Rumble, founded in October 2013 by Canadian tech-entrepreneur Chris Pavlovski, is a popular video-hosting site that calls itself "immune to cancel culture" and is known for its lack of censorship. .This second strike from YouTube has suspended the Western Standard's YouTube page for two weeks until July 26. .The first strike came with an April 27 Danielle Smith show where she discussed the topics of free speech, Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and her thoughts on how the government may be seeking to suppress information, specifically medical studies and information surrounding natural immunity and the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. .During her show, she featured a story published in the Calgary Herald with the headline: 'Natural Immunity provides strong protection from COVID reinfection, but vaccination still safer.'.She discussed another Danish study focused on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and the lack of long-term studies on the vaccines. .The show resulted in a "Strike 1" ruling from YouTube, again citing "medical misinformation," and landed the WS a one-week ban from the platform. .A previous WS article — WATCH: Epidemic of vaccine injuries — published in late March included a video interview with an Alberta doctor and several Canadians discussing their vaccine injuries, but did not result in a strike from YouTube. .According to YouTube's website, three strikes in the same 90-day period will result in a channel being permanently removed from the platform. Each strike does not expire until 90 days from the time it was issued.
