Category: Special Committee on Canada-China Relations

Reviving Parliament’s Special China Committee Vital to Canada’s National Interests

Commentary The recent news that the Conservative Party has decided not to launch a bid to revive the special committee on Canada-China relations is a great disappointment. This is especially so as Beijing’s recent conduct continues to demonstrate the regime’s unpredictability—Canada’s response to which would be immensely aided by the discussions had by those on…


MPs Give PHAC 20 Days to Submit Documents About Removal of 2 Scientists From Winnipeg Lab

A House of Commons committee has passed a motion rejecting the reason the president of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) gave for refusing to disclose critical documents that would help explain why two scientists were fired from Canada’s highest-security Level 4 laboratory. On Wednesday, the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations passed a motion…


PHAC President Refuses to Explain to MPs Why Scientists Were Fired From Winnipeg Lab

The head of the Public Health Agency of Canada refused to explain to a House of Commons committee the reasons behind why a prominent Chinese Canadian scientist and her husband who worked at Canada’s top laboratory were fired after a police investigation. At the Committee on Canada-China Relations on March 22, PHAC president Iain Stewart…