Dr. Tony Blakely needs to be removed from the Covid Enquiry immediately.

Source @2ETEKA X account:
https://twitter.com/2ETEKA/status/1755747233918853624

Commissioners should be impartial and Blakeley definitely isn’t.

• Tony had worked closely with Adern/Verrall Labour to design the smoke free 2025 legislation (more on this later).
• He then relocated to Melbourne in 2019 and became “the head of population interventions and Global health” and provided modelling to support Dan Andrews’ draconian lockdowns. He became Andrews “expert” behind the ridiculous Zero Elimination strategy.

The clip below is Blakeley’s interview with RNZ November 13/11/23. It is quite frankly condescending nonsense, full of platitudes and ‘Adern-isms’.

It’s alarming, he says :

• He has already pre-judged the outcome, several times stating that the ‘team of 5 million’ did a great job and it was a great response.
• He says the non adversarial approach is right and he’s ‘glad we aren’t doing it this way’
• Defends the secrecy and confidentiality of the Enquiry that was stipulated by Adern
•Says that most people he speaks with from the community very very proud of our covid response
• Says “hey the ending of it was a bit bumpy but people will reflect differently on this after they’ve had a holiday”
• He says the effectiveness and efficacy of the vaccine is quote “ a fact”.

When asked “are people still traumatised by the covid reponse?” He replies with a chuckle ;

“Yeah we all had some bad experiences”and without irony he says

“I had to get up early in the mornings and give interview after interview”

You know Tony - people had to die alone, families could not see loved ones before they passed, people lost their jobs and let’s not get started on adverse reactions and deaths. But that was your reply …. That’s bordering on psychopathic. That’s a disgusting remark to make.

Look you have to really listen to this yourself to understand how unsuitable this guy is. At one stage be even mentions how we are going to have to think about vaccine mandates in the future to factor in ‘Climate Change”

I’ve added an RNZ clip at the end - Tony is spruiking smoke free 2025, he says that other countries that have banned smoking have had issues with a black market but - “NZ is an isolated island and lockdowns have strengthened our borders so NZ is an ideal country to ban smoking in” the inference is he wanted the lockdowns to extend INDEFINITELY.

The other two Adern appointed commissioners have already quit.
Tony Blakely, you need to do the right thing and step down. You are wholly unsuitable.

I would recommend everyone contacting your local MP, contact National, Act and NZFirst and tell them if Tony is still there , this whole exercise is a total WASTE OF TIME.

Just another elite academic drop kick.