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Trove of Winnipeg lab firing documents will face committee study

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MPs sitting on a special House of Commons committee will study the trove of documents released last month detailing allegations against two scientists fired from a high-security lab in Winnipeg. Members of the special committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China relationship met Tuesday at the request of Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong. Chong has been … Read more

Winnipeg lab records fight about avoiding ’embarrassment,’ not security: docs

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Two scientists fired from Canada’s National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg in 2019 had an “extensive relationship” with China that they did not properly disclose to Canadian health officials, according to documents that were finally released over four years later. Health Minister Mark Holland tabled the documents in Parliament on Wednesday after a special ad-hoc committee … Read more