Will the public finally be provided some details behind the mysterious firing of Chinese-Canadian scientists who were working at the country’s top biosafety lab? The Liberal government announced on May 17 that an ad-hoc committee of selected MPs will be able to review documents pertaining to the matter, and a panel of arbiters composed of…
EXPLAINER: Winnipeg Lab Documents – Why Did It Take so Long and What Could They Reveal?
Tories Reject Proposed Compromise to Allow MPs to See Documents on Fired Scientists
OTTAWA—The Conservatives have rejected a proposed compromise to resolve a long−running dispute over the disclosure of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada’s highest security laboratory. Conservative House leader Gerard Deltell said Wednesday the government’s proposal is “months late.” He pointed out that in the previous parliamentary session the Public Health…
Liberal Govt. Drops Court Case Against Speaker on Winnipeg Lab Disclosure
OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is dropping its quest to have a court prohibit the disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada’s highest security laboratory. A House of Commons order to produce the documents was terminated, along with all other business before the House, when Parliament was dissolved Sunday for an election….
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…
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