Manning insisted the inquiry shouldn\u0027t be seen as an indictment of government COVID\u002D19 protections.
The one-time federal Opposition leader is helping spearhead a proposed seven-city independent inquiry early next year into the pros and cons of how the pandemic has been handled at all government levels, one free from the suspicions aroused by politicians.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Manning also said the National Citizens’ Inquiry is being organized in the absence of any federal or provincial government hearings on their pandemic response. “Instead of speculating in advance, why don’t we hold these hearings and come to conclusions afterwards?” said Manning.Advertisement 4Reform Party founder Preston Manning says a hearing is needed to determine how better to manage the next pandemic.Witnesses will be placed under oath and cross-examined by a panel of five commissioners, who’ve yet to be recruited, he said.
The portal features a petition to gauge support for the hearings, with a link inviting the public to help choose its commissioners.
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