Tam and Henry Awarded “The Order of Canada”: National Post Reaction. Judicial Review is On to Find Out Whether Henry Knowingly Misled the Public About Severe Vaccine Side Effects
Behind the awards and murals lies a growing body of evidence, legal action, and secrecy that Canadians deserve to know.
When Public Health Turns to Fairy Tales—and Recognition Becomes a Badge of Political Conformity.
This week, the National Post published their reaction to Dr. Theresa Tam and Dr. Bonnie Henry receiving the Order of Canada award.
I reposted below their article, entitled “The Order of Canada has been exposed as a sham” (attached and in Appendix)—a strong piece of journalism well worth reading, especially considering the source’s usual editorial restraint. The article captures a tone of dismay rather than celebration, reflecting the growing public concern over politicization of the country's highest honours.
The mural itself is striking—beautiful even—and reminds me of the grand heroic portraits once painted of comrades Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, whose portraits still decorate many Cuban cities, or Chairman Leonid Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, whose likenesses were prominently displayed throughout the Soviet Union during its final decades (Brezhnev, Gromyko), just before the USSR began to unravel. Ironically, that unraveling came with the arrival of glasnost—the Russian word for transparency. And transparency is exactly what Canada needs now.
The mural itself is striking—beautiful even—and reminds me of the grand heroic portraits once painted of comrades Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, whose portraits still decorate many Cuban cities, or Chairman Leonid Brezhnev and Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, whose likenesses were prominently displayed throughout the Soviet Union during its final decades (Brezhnev, Gromyko), just before the USSR began to unravel. Ironically, that unraveling came with the arrival of glasnost—the Russian word for transparency. And transparency is exactly what Canada needs now.
Getting back to the new "Order of Canada" recipients, I have some peculiar memories of my own about both of them.
Take Dr. Tam’s now-infamous quote in September 2020, urging Canadians to "wear a mask" during sex to reduce COVID-19 risk. As reported by Reuters: "Skip kissing, avoid face-to-face closeness, wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose... The lowest risk sexual activity during COVID-19 involves yourself alone.” (Reuters, Sept. 2, 2020)
Then came her holiday message to kids: assuring them that "Santa Claus has been vaccinated"—a line included in a festive government video in which she appears alongside "Mrs. Claus" to reinforce vaccine messaging (Canada.ca Holiday Video).
While possibly well-intentioned, this particular message was especially problematic. By 2021, it was already well established that the risk of serious COVID-19 outcomes in children was extremely low, while reports of serious vaccine-related side effects in children—including myocarditis and other complications not compatible with life—had begun to emerge.
Rather than promoting scientific integrity or supporting informed parental decision-making, the Santa Claus narrative risked misleading both children and their families. It trivialized a complex risk-benefit discussion and encouraged vaccination in a population group with low disease risk and non-negligible vaccine-associated harms, without offering any balanced context. In doing so, it undermined the very principles of informed consent and evidence-based health communication. (Canada.ca Holiday Video).
In a public health crisis, citizens deserve information—not infantilizing theatrics.
These messages may seem like harmless public-relations moments, but they symbolize something deeper and more troubling: the erosion of scientific credibility in public health messaging.
Dr. Henry, meanwhile, oversaw some of the harshest vaccine mandates in the world, firing thousands of health workers in the middle of a staffing crisis. This, despite the growing evidence—even at the time—that COVID vaccines did not stop transmission.
But today, there's something far more serious happening behind the scenes.
Lawyer Lee Turner, representing Dr. Charles Hoffe (a B.C. doctor who was punished for raising red flags related to the safety concerns he personally observed with specific Moderna batches), is now in court fighting to obtain internal emails between Dr. Bonnie Henry and other officials. These emails relate to seven Moderna lots that multiple doctors identified as causing severe, life-threatening side effects.
What’s already known is that Dr. Henry was aware of serious issues with these batches. Yet publicly, she stated that there were “no serious side effects” from any vaccines.
When Turner submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to access the emails, it was denied by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of B.C. The reason?
Too much content to disclose.
Think about that.
There were so many emails about just seven vaccine lots that the government claimed it would be too much to release. One has to ask: why were there so many messages exchanged—about something supposedly safe and unproblematic? What’s being hidden?
This FOI denial is now being challenged in a Judicial Review, and if successful, those emails could expose dishonest and possibly unlawful actions by public health authorities.
If you'd like to support Lee Turner’s legal efforts, or learn more about his work, visit:
🔹 Lee Turner – Doak Shirreff Lawyers
There you will also find links to the work of other truth-defending Canadians such as Dr. Byram Bridle and Lex Acker, who have been raising red flags and exposing inconsistencies in the official COVID narrative, some of which are pasted below:
What BC knew and hided from public: AEFI Summary Reports & Emails (01 Dec 2017 – 08 Nov 2023) - from Lee Turner website:
I encourage you to subscribe to their Substacks and follow how this incredible legal development unfolds. And if you wish to contribute to the legal costs involved, you can do so via the dedicated GoFundMe page.
So while the government hands out medals, many Canadians are still waiting for answers. Because in a free society, truth must come before honour—and never be buried under “too many emails.”
Acknowledgment
This article was written with assistance from ChatGPT, following a bilingual (Russian and English) conversation with the author lasting approximately 20 minutes and covering around 1,200 words. It was based on the following prompt provided after the conversation:
"Write a Substack article in response to the National Post’s announcement of Tam and Henry receiving the Order of Canada, reflecting on public memory, legal developments, and the ongoing FOI battle for vaccine transparency in British Columbia."
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Appendix: Article from the National Post (Published Jul 07, 2025)
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The Order of Canada has been exposed as a sham.
Handing out awards to Theresa Tam and Bonnie Henry shows how politically motivated it is
The Order of Canada no longer means anything, if it ever meant anything at all.
On June 30, the supposedly prestigious Canadian honour was awarded to physicians Theresa Tam and Bonnie Henry, the former chief public health officer of Canada and the current provincial health officer of British Columbia, respectively.
With these two appointments, the Order of Canada should no longer be considered an honour; instead, it should be seen as a symbol of conformity, obedience and antipathy towards those of us who care about our collective rights and freedoms.
Both doctors became famous — in relative Canadian terms — for their public-health decrees issued during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor General’s website explains that, “Bonnie Henry has been using her expertise in public health and preventive medicine to safeguard the health of people in Canada and globally for decades. Notably, as provincial health officer, she led British Columbia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She is also an author, scholar and University of British Columbia clinical associate professor.”
For her part, Tam was given the award because, “For decades, Theresa Tam has striven to advance global and national public health as a pediatric infectious disease specialist and public servant. Her tenure as Canada’s chief public health officer has been characterized by her commitment to health equity and highlighted by her leadership role in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
These explanations are blatant whitewashing. Any Canadian who lived through the pandemic will be familiar with the repeat controversies and scandals that plagued both public-health officers. They will be remembered, not for safeguarding life, but for cracking down on Canadians with harmful and coercive public-health policies, many of which were not supported by scientific evidence.
Henry clung to her illiberal and unnecessary vaccine mandate for health-care workers long after it was obvious that the vaccine was not stopping the spread of the virus. Many lost their jobs and the health-care system has yet to recover from the loss. Henry only rescinded the mandate in the lead-up to the 2024 provincial election, in what appeared to be a politically motivated decision intended to thwart the rise of B.C.’s Conservative party. It was despicable.
Henry, who’s part owner of a B.C. winery, also curiously issued 2021 orders to prohibit indoor dining for bars and restaurants — but not for wineries offering wine tasting sessions. Hmm.
Then there’s Tam. Her policies left such a sour note in Canadians’ mouths that police pre-emptively placed security around her home in the lead-up to the Freedom Convoy protests. She has been widely condemned for her support of harmful lockdown policies, for which Canadians are still suffering to this day.
Henry and Tam’s inductions into this Canadian hall of fame is more than enough proof of how politicized the Order of Canada has become. The Governor General is merely patting politically connected cronies on the back. But Canadians know the truth.
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, a legal advocacy organization, expressed anger over the appointments on X: “Honouring Dr. Bonnie Henry and Dr. Theresa Tam the Order of Canada for their destructive and unscientific policies amounts to politicizing this Award. Given the questions about vaccine mandates, and other violations of Charter rights and freedoms, this is completely irresponsible.”
The Order of Canada has been around since 1967. In its 58 years, more than 8,500 people have been given the “honour,” an average of around 147 people a year.
To be considered eligible for an Order of Canada, one must be alive and not currently an elected official or sitting judge. That’s it. You don’t even have to be Canadian. The Governor General’s website explains that, “Living non-Canadians are also eligible if their contributions have brought benefit or honour to Canadians or to Canada.”
Henry and Tam have done neither. Many argue that they’ve done the opposite.
An Order of Canada can also be taken away. There is something dubious about an award that can be given and then taken, the honour of its bestowing vanished from the annals of a country’s history. A Nobel Prize, for instance, cannot be revoked. This is further evidence that the Order of Canada is not a serious award.
Not to mention that Don Cherry does not have one — what a farce.
The Governor General is handing out Orders of Canada like Costco hands out samples to its members. If you’re in the club, you can get one — just get in line and wait your turn.
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