Noah Barclay
Day 3 · September 10, 2026 · 0:16:09
Key points Noah Barclay, now 28, testifies he was a fit 23-year-old apprentice electrician who played hockey, golfed, hunted, and fished with no prior health concerns. He says he received his first and only Pfizer shot on July 21, 2021, and never had COVID. About a month later he collapsed with chest pains and was hospitalized in Kentville with cardiac enzyme levels far above normal, indicating a heart attack. He says a second attack the first night sent enzyme levels over 1,100, and a nurse told him most men in their 30s do not survive that. He was transferred to the Ottawa Heart Institute for seven days confined to bed, alone due to COVID restrictions, with doctors unable to explain the cause. He says he was later diagnosed with myocarditis after another episode in July 2025 and lives with ongoing anxiety, depression, and fear it will recur. He states an Ottawa Heart Institute COVID-19 study determined vaccination was the cause of his injury.
Speaker 1
0:01 So our next witness is Noah Barclay. 0:04 Noah, can you put the Bible in your right hand? Speaker 1
0:08 Noah Barclay, do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Speaker 1
0:16 Noah, I'd like to just introduce you to the inquiry. 0:20 You're currently 28. 0:22 So when we're talking about what happened, were you 23 or 24? 0:26 I was 23. 0:26 23. 0:26 23. 0:29 Because you still look like super young. 0:32 So you're 28 now, but you're 23 for the events you're going to talk about. 0:38 You were at Algonquin College to become an electrician. 0:42 So you were in the, probably you're working and then you go to class a little and then you're working. 0:46 You're very physical, working full time. 0:49 You also went to the gym two or three times a week back then. 0:53 You played hockey. 0:55 You golfed. 0:57 You hunted and fished. 0:58 You had no previous health concerns, no medication. 1:01 So basically you're this 23-year-old buff, fit guy, hockey player that hunted and fished. Speaker 1
1:08 Okay. 1:09 But that changed. 1:11 So on July 21st, 2021, you get your first and only shot, which was the Pfizer. 1:18 Can you share with us what happened? Speaker 2
1:21 So after I got the shot, I felt fine afterwards. 1:27 I never got COVID. 1:29 Um, and then I think it was about a month afterwards. 1:33 I woke up on a Saturday morning and I had some chest pains and I thought maybe it was just a back cramp or something. 1:41 And so I tried to stretch it out and I ended up kind of collapsing a little bit. 1:46 And then I said to my mom, I think I might be having a heart attack. 1:50 And at the time it didn't really seem like something that was real. 1:56 And anyway, she drove me to the Kentville hospital and they hooked me up to an EKG machine and did blood work. 2:05 And my enzyme levels were at 430. 2:07 And for a normal person, my age, the enzyme levels should be at 40. 2:13 And I'm just going to slow down. Speaker 1
2:14 This is like a marker that they test for to see if you've had a heart attack, right? 2:19 Yes. 2:20 So if there's been damage to the heart, it's going to release this enzyme and yours is at 400. Speaker 2
2:27 It was at 730. 2:28 Oh, okay. Speaker 1
2:28 And it should be? 2:30 It should be at 40. 2:31 Right. 2:32 Okay. Speaker 2
2:33 So they basically tell you you have had a heart attack. 2:36 Yeah. 2:38 And then they didn't really know what was going on. 2:41 So they put me in a room right away and started doing some more tests. 2:46 And then they put me on hydromorphine and a few other medications. 2:52 And then my heart kind of settled down a little bit. 2:56 And I was in Kentville Hospital for three days, I believe. 3:00 Right. Speaker 1
3:01 But that night at the hospital, so your first night at the hospital, something happens because you get up, go to the bathroom. 3:08 Can you share with us what happened? Speaker 2
3:10 I got up in the middle of the night to go to the washroom. 3:13 And when I went back to the hospital bed to lay down, I had severe chest pains. 3:21 And so I rang the nurse button right away and the nurses came in and 3:27 I don't remember exactly, but they were very concerned and gave me some more medication, did some more tests, and my enzyme levels were actually at 1100 and something at that time. Speaker 1
3:42 And the nurse said something to you, which is very important. Speaker 2
3:45 Yeah, the nurse told me that most men in their 30s don't survive that, and that they're 3:53 the doctors were pretty hesitant to say that it was a heart attack at first, but all the nurses told me that those levels indicate that you've had a heart attack. 4:02 And, um, I was rushed to the Ottawa Heart Institute because they didn't know what was going on with me. 4:11 And then I spent seven days at the Heart Institute because, um, that that's the Ottawa Heart Institute. 4:17 Yes. 4:18 Um, and they also didn't really know what was going on. 4:21 Um, 4:22 My heart rate wouldn't settle down. 4:24 It was just fluctuating all the time. 4:26 And I wasn't allowed to leave the hospital bed for seven days. 4:31 I could only get up and go to the washroom and that was it. 4:34 I wasn't allowed to shower or walk around. Speaker 1
4:38 So just so I'm clear, you're 23 years old. Speaker 1
4:41 You're at the Ottawa Heart Institute, which you're not expecting to be at. 4:45 And they're even telling you don't leave the bed. 4:47 Like they want you to go to the bathroom in a bedpan and everything. Speaker 2
4:54 And because of COVID restrictions, the whole time I was by myself in both hospitals. 5:01 I couldn't have any visitors. 5:04 It wasn't till, I think, five days I was allowed to ask the people at the desk in the hospital if I could have somebody come and visit me. 5:15 And my parents came to see me, obviously. Speaker 1
5:19 What's going on in your mind? 5:21 Like, 5:22 in your emotions? Speaker 2
5:24 I wasn't really sure what to think. 5:30 I didn't really know if I was going to live. 5:36 And for quite a few years afterwards, I didn't know, I didn't think I was going to live to be 26, to be 100% honest with you. 5:45 And it's still in the back of my mind. 5:49 almost every day that it may happen again because they told me that it may happen again. 5:54 They don't know what caused it because they didn't want to say that it was vaccine related. 6:00 And then it was I was off work for two months and then I was only working part time for three months after that. 6:15 And I couldn't 6:18 I couldn't get my heart rate up or do physical activity for six months after I was released from the hospital. Speaker 1
6:25 Can I ask you a question? 6:27 Because like I'm at an age where like pre-COVID, I've never heard before of a 23-year-old having multiple heart attacks where the nurses are surprised the person lived and where they're in Ottawa, Speaker 2
6:43 health institute or any other health institute for seven days where they're being told to like not even at age 23 and you're telling us well they don't want to say it's vaccine injury did they tell you what it was uh they never a couple nurses um told me that it was probably caused by the vaccine but none of the doctors ever confirmed that and um Speaker 1
7:09 After I was released from the hospital, I was... 7:11 But let me just stop you there. 7:13 I mean, you've had a heart attack and they haven't told you why. Speaker 1
7:16 You had two heart attacks. 7:18 You're lucky to be alive and nobody's telling you why. 7:23 Like, I'm having trouble. 7:26 This isn't computing. Speaker 2
7:27 Yeah. 7:29 It didn't really compete with me either. Speaker 1
7:32 Okay. 7:33 So, you're back at school. 7:34 You're trying to get... Or back at work because you're apprenticing. Speaker 2
7:40 And it was probably four months after I had been released from the hospital. 7:46 I was driving home from work one day and every time I took a breath, I would have a pain in my chest and I actually started to collapse behind the wheel. 7:55 And so I started to make my way to the Kemphill Hospital because that's the closest one to me at the time. 8:03 And by the time I got to the 416 exit to Kemphill, 8:09 pain went away. 8:11 So being young and dumb, I just decided to go back home. 8:15 And then I was told that that was not a very smart decision. 8:22 And then everything seemed fine up until this year, actually. 8:27 It was Friday, July 10th, I think. 8:32 Yeah, July 10th. 8:34 I woke up and it was the same kind of scenario. 8:36 I had some chest pains. 8:39 And I said, I went to stretch and I collapsed on the kitchen island. 8:43 And I told my mom, I think you should take me to the hospital. 8:48 So we got to the hospital and I was diagnosed with myocarditis. 8:55 And so I was off work again for three weeks and then went back part time for two weeks. Speaker 4
9:01 And I'm now back at work full time. 9:10 So you did make 26. 9:14 Yeah. Speaker 1
9:15 You're 28. 9:16 Do you have concerns that you're not going to be here for long? Speaker 2
9:20 Yeah, mostly because it happened again and they told me that they don't know if it'll happen again. 9:27 They can't tell me what to do to prevent it from happening. 9:31 They don't know if it'll be as severe or less severe. 9:35 There's a lot of unknowns, so. Speaker 1
9:40 How have your vaccine injuries affected your relationships? Speaker 4
9:46 I'm not sure. Speaker 2
9:57 I've been a little hesitant to get into a relationship because of it, just because you don't know if you're going to be here or not be here. Speaker 4
10:11 Yeah. 10:12 Okay. Speaker 1
10:12 Um, and I just, you were part of a COVID-19 study at the heart of Ottawa Heart Institute and they determined that vaccination was the cause of this. Speaker 1
10:24 So, um, so it's pretty conclusive in your case. 10:28 Um, what's been the most difficult part of this? Speaker 2
10:34 Um, probably the mental toll, um, and the anxiety and, um, 10:40 mild fluctuations of depression that come with it. 10:43 And just the constant unknown. Speaker 5
10:56 Well, thanks for coming. 10:57 You're welcome. Speaker 4
10:57 Thanks for having me. Speaker 5
10:58 Appreciate being here. 11:00 I'm just wondering, you said you're back to work full time. Speaker 5
11:04 But as part of the concern about where you're at, 11:07 How would you sort of determine your health today? 11:09 Do you try and take it easy? 11:11 Are you walking again? 11:13 What goes on with that? Speaker 2
11:15 I do try and take it easy for the most part. 11:19 I do notice, and I'm not sure if it's related or not, but I do notice whenever I do a lot of physical activity or I'm working really hard, I do have minor chest pains, but not near as severe as when I had the heart attacks. 11:35 But 11:36 if I just kind of relax and calm down a bit, it'll go away. Speaker 5
11:40 So do you, have you, when was the last time you sort of like had an incident or were concerned or even, I mean, does your heart race or do you ever rip the other? 11:49 Or is it just. Speaker 2
11:51 Um, it, well, today it was racing a little bit. 11:56 No, that's probably our fault though. 11:59 Um, but, um, no, not on a regular basis. 12:02 Uh, 12:04 I feel pretty normal. Speaker 5
12:05 You've been good for a while, like six months a year? Speaker 2
12:08 Well, up until this year, like I was good for four or five years, and then up until June 10th or July 10th, then it just kind of happened again and kind of brings your mood down a little bit. Speaker 5
12:25 Yeah. 12:26 And are you working out now or are you doing anything? 12:30 Once again, even under kind of a restricted... Speaker 2
12:33 I haven't started working out again since this happened again recently, but I plan on working out eventually. Speaker 4
12:44 Thank you. 12:45 Thank you very much. 12:45 All right, Glenn. Speaker 3
12:52 Thank you for being here today, Noah. 12:54 I am, and I apologize, I had to take a call and I missed some of your testimony, but I'm always surprised that... 13:04 Your first diagnosis or your first incident was six, five years ago. Speaker 3
13:10 So we're right in the middle of it. 13:13 Did you have any resistance from any doctors? 13:18 Did anybody suggest during that time that it could be from the vaccine? Speaker 2
13:25 I said before a couple of nurses had suggested that it was probably caused from the vaccine. 13:30 Back then already? 13:31 Back then, yeah. 13:32 Did the doctor? 13:34 The doctors never confirmed that or said that. 13:38 They just said, we're not sure what's going on with you. 13:40 We're going to try and figure this out. Speaker 3
13:42 So since then, the doctors that treated you previously, are they aware of the Ottawa study that you've had? Speaker 4
13:51 I believe so. Speaker 3
13:54 All right. 13:56 So how do you move forward? Speaker 4
14:00 Thanks. 14:03 I heard one day at a time. Speaker 3
14:08 Is there anything that any of the medical profession has told you that could mitigate the chance of it reoccurring? Speaker 2
14:20 They told me that it's more likely to happen if I have a bad cold or pneumonia, but I 14:28 When it happened this summer, I hadn't had a cold in six months, and I've never had pneumonia in my life. 14:35 So it's kind of, they didn't really know why it happened again. Speaker 3
14:42 So this obviously has impacted your employment. Speaker 3
14:47 And what's that relationship like? Speaker 2
14:50 With my employer? 14:52 Good. 14:54 Very understanding of it. Speaker 1
14:58 i wish you all the best thank you thank you for being here today no uh um we're very grateful that you came here today and uh shared with us it was interesting just how we schedule witnesses we you know had young drew taylor who uh 15:27 you know, I had a bad reaction, and then we have you and your young. 15:31 And I don't think any of the panels, no offense to anyone, we're older. 15:38 And I don't think we have that stress that you have. 15:42 And I assume it's your mother that's here. 15:44 So thank you for coming. 15:46 We're just, we're honored to have both of you. 15:48 Thank you. Speaker 5
15:53 I think I mentioned that when I said hi to him over there. Speaker 1
15:56 So 15:59 So, okay, well, we'll move on to our next witness, but thank you so much for coming. Speaker 4
16:04 Thank you for having me.