'I won't consider returning to Canada until unvaccinated Canadians can have organ transplants'

Guest post: In a special edition of the newsletter, Christopher Brunet of The American Conservative and the best-selling Karlstack Substack shares an op-ed deemed 'not fit to print' by legacy media.

It’s the beginning of the holiday season, which means for the majority of Canadians it’s a time to plan, gather, give thanks, forget what ails them, and look towards the promise of a New Year, and a new beginning.

After all, even a nation in precipitous decline deserves a breather, and a little (ginger) bread and circus.

But for seven million Canadians, that requisite lightness of being won’t come as easy. The government’s purely political Balkanization of the ‘unvaccinated’ (a misnomer in and of itself when considering the non-sterilizing effects of an mRNA therapeutic), continues to cast a long shadow.

Families, friendships, and livelihoods were severed; communities ripped apart in an instant because the TV’s no-longer-warming-glow said so.

Lives were lost — with, from, because of, and in accordance with.

Hearts were spiked. (*raises hand*)

And for what? At the end of all our exploring, we’ve arrived back where we started, facing the prospects of another winter of fear-mongering. and putrid public health messaging. The immortal lesson behind T.S. Eliot’s ‘Little Gidding’ might suggest that at least we now “know this place for the first time.” Only, in the case of this regime, we know they haven’t learned a damned thing.

This is why I’m grateful for the opportunity to bring this Guest Op-Ed to you this week. Some of you may already be familiar with Christopher Brunet’s work. He served as a former economist for the Government of Canada, and his ever-expanding journalistic bonafides have graced the New York Times, The New Yorker, Bloomberg, and even Tucker Carlson Tonight.

He’s also one of those seven million Canadians — with an important story to tell.

And yet, the Ottawa Citizen, the paper of his childhood, deemed this message unworthy of print. Here at Acceptable Views, we feel differently.

If Chris’s words speak to you, I’d encourage you to share this post, and subscribe to his best-selling Substack.

-Alex

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In May 2023, Garnet Harper, a 35-year-old from Chateauguay, tragically passed away due to stage 5 kidney disease. A resident of Sudbury and father to five children, his premature death raises critical questions about Canada's healthcare policies.

As a young and otherwise healthy man, Harper was considered a top candidate for a kidney transplant. In fact, he already had two kidneys lined up; both of his brothers had offered to donate! Yet, these offers were rendered moot by a decision from the London Health Science Centre: Harper would not be allowed to have a kidney, because several years ago he had chosen not to receive two doses of the mRNA vaccines.

Instead, as Garnet languished on his final bed, the London Health Science Centre asked his wife to contribute his organs to the cohort of the vaccinated.

“They call you while you’re sitting next to your dying loved one and they ask you if they can have his organs,” said Harper’s wife. “Meanwhile, he wasn’t good enough to receive organs from them… I can’t describe the feeling … It makes me sick to my stomach.’’

As a result of how Harper was treated, I have removed my name from Ontario’s organ and tissue donor list. Instead, I have proactively arranged to donate my body to the University of Ottawa's medical school. This decision stems from a hope — a hope that future generations of medical practitioners will embody a higher standard of care and integrity than the current generation. My heart, lungs, and corneas shall not grace the lives of my fellow Canadian citizens, for I cannot, in good conscience, contribute to a system that I believe is flawed by elements of corruption and injustice.

My decision to sever ties with the organ donor registry might be construed as an act of pettiness and spite. Yet, I believe this pales in comparison to the pettiness and spitefulness of Ontario denying Garnet Harper access to a life-saving organ transplant due to his vaccination status.

Recent studies have shed light on the waning efficacy of the initial doses of the mRNA vaccine over time. A study published in May 2023 in JAMA Network Open indicates that the effectiveness of two mRNA doses diminished to 14% after six months and further dropped to 9% after nine months. This data logically suggests that by 2024, the benefits of these initial two vaccine doses have diminished entirely. In this context, the rationale for linking vaccine status to transplant eligibility becomes increasingly tenuous.

According to data from www.covid19tracker.ca, only 82.6% of Canadians have received the required two doses of the vaccine. This statistic suggests that nearly 7 million Canadians, who for various reasons may not be fully vaccinated, will die just like Garnet Harper if we ever get sick. Are these 7 million Canadians to be labelled as fringe conspiracy theorists?

So, after a lifetime in Ottawa, I departed Canada last year, with no plans to return. Should I fall ill and need a transplant, I'd rather meet death with dignity abroad than as a scorned second-class citizen in my own country.

My decision to leave Canada has surely drawn a "good riddance" from many readers. You are as predictable as you are petty. Fine, tell me to die, I've made peace with my fate in distant lands. The deeper tragedy, though, is in the indifference towards the silent anguish of 7 million Canadians who, for various reasons, cannot leave. Their narratives don't climax in defiance but fade into resigned acceptance. It's crucial to extend understanding and empathy to these citizens, rather than shutting them out. Open your hearts, and your kidneys, to their perspectives.

Christopher Brunet is a contributing editor at The American Conservative and writes an online newsletter at karlstack.substack.com, his Twitter is @realChrisBrunet.

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