Collected Item: “Ted Kuntz Oral History, 2021/02/22”
Title
Ted Kuntz of Vaccine Choice Canada
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Kit Heintzman
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Ted Kuntz
Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.
kheintzman@gmail.com
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your oral history. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#activism, #advocate, #altmedia, #BritishColumbia, #borders, #Canada, #censorship, #compassion, #consent, #disability, #family, #fear, #freedom, #freedomrally, #freespeech, #government, #hugging, #individualism, #informedconsent, #Kelowna, #isolation, #mainstreammedia, #mask, #maskingexemptions, #media, #NaziGermany, #panic, #rights, #SpanishFlu, #therapy, #vaccination, #vaccine, #Vancouver
What is the format of your recording?
Video
In what ZIP code is the primary residence of the interviewee? (enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 00544 or 94305)? In what city/town/village does the interviewee live? In what country does the interviewee live? All comma-separated.
Kelowna, BC
What is the gender of the interviewee? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their gender in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a gender identity to interviewees.*
male
What is the age of the interviewee?
65 to 74
How does the interviewee describe their race or ethnicity? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their race/ethnicity in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a racial or ethnic identity to interviewees.*
Caucasian
Describe the oral history.
Self-description:
“I’m a parent of a young man that was severely vaccine injured. So what I bring to the conversation is the experience of vaccine injury, that has dramatically changed my life and has put me on a path where I became an advocate for informed consent in my country. I’m currently the president of Vaccine Choice Canada, and our mandate is both to educate health consumers about the risks of vaccination as well as protect and preserve our right to informed consent.”
Some of the things we discussed include:
Losing trust and confidence in the medical system after his son, Josh, was vaccine injured; chronic seizures; regular ambulance rides; neglect in the Canadian healthcare system
Homeopathy, acupuncture, and natural medicines
Experiences of being marginalized, silenced, and censored
Government responsibility to health consumers
The Charter Rights and Freedoms; individual rights
Nazi Germany
Vaccine Choice Canada’s decision in April 2020 to file a statement of claim against the Canadian government; filing legal action in July 2020
Masks as medical devices; personal choice not to wear a mask; dangers associated with masking; confrontations over masking with everyday people, verbal assault
Political divides and changing social circles and family ties
The decision to stop engaging with mainstream media, shifting to alternative media
A Freedom Rally in Vancouver Feb 2021 with ~12 speakers; weekly Freedom Rallies in Kelowna
Isolation and loneliness as disabling
Not having any direct experience with anyone close catching COVID or dying from it
Border closures
The narrow narrative of COVID-19; comparisons to the Spanish Flu
Mental health and physical health
Compliance in education
The desire to be of service during a crisis
Other cultural references:
Steve Jobs, Oklahoma bombing
See also:
https://vaccinechoicecanada.com
http://www.daretoquestionvaccination.com
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/news/is-there-a-relationship-between-influenza-vaccination-and-covid-19-mortality/
“I’m a parent of a young man that was severely vaccine injured. So what I bring to the conversation is the experience of vaccine injury, that has dramatically changed my life and has put me on a path where I became an advocate for informed consent in my country. I’m currently the president of Vaccine Choice Canada, and our mandate is both to educate health consumers about the risks of vaccination as well as protect and preserve our right to informed consent.”
Some of the things we discussed include:
Losing trust and confidence in the medical system after his son, Josh, was vaccine injured; chronic seizures; regular ambulance rides; neglect in the Canadian healthcare system
Homeopathy, acupuncture, and natural medicines
Experiences of being marginalized, silenced, and censored
Government responsibility to health consumers
The Charter Rights and Freedoms; individual rights
Nazi Germany
Vaccine Choice Canada’s decision in April 2020 to file a statement of claim against the Canadian government; filing legal action in July 2020
Masks as medical devices; personal choice not to wear a mask; dangers associated with masking; confrontations over masking with everyday people, verbal assault
Political divides and changing social circles and family ties
The decision to stop engaging with mainstream media, shifting to alternative media
A Freedom Rally in Vancouver Feb 2021 with ~12 speakers; weekly Freedom Rallies in Kelowna
Isolation and loneliness as disabling
Not having any direct experience with anyone close catching COVID or dying from it
Border closures
The narrow narrative of COVID-19; comparisons to the Spanish Flu
Mental health and physical health
Compliance in education
The desire to be of service during a crisis
Other cultural references:
Steve Jobs, Oklahoma bombing
See also:
https://vaccinechoicecanada.com
http://www.daretoquestionvaccination.com
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/news/is-there-a-relationship-between-influenza-vaccination-and-covid-19-mortality/
On what date did you record this oral history?
2021-02-22T10:00