The federal Liberals will move ahead on a special, all-party, security-cleared committee to review documents related to the firing of two scientists from the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg—even if the Conservatives continue to reject their plan. Government House leader Mark Holland said Wednesday the NDP has agreed to the idea, and he hopes…
Liberals Plan to Review Secret Lab Documents—With or Without Conservatives
Government Interfering With ‘Exclusive Jurisdiction’ of House, Speaker Tells Court
OTTAWA—A federal attempt to shield documents related to the firing of two scientists is a violation of parliamentary privilege and must be tossed out of court, House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says. In a notice of motion filed Thursday in Federal Court, Rota says the House, by virtue of its parliamentary privileges, has the…
O’Toole Says National Security Committee Being Used to Cover up Scientists’ Firing
OTTAWA—Erin O’Toole says Conservatives will no longer participate in a special national security committee because it’s being used to cover up an incident that caused two scientists at Canada’s highest level security laboratory to be fired. The Conservative leader says his party’s members are withdrawing “effectively immediately” from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of…
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