Documents related to the firing of two scientists from the high−security laboratory in Winnipeg, and the transfer of viruses to a research facility in Wuhan are too sensitive to hand over to the special committee on Canada−China relations, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday. “In this particular case, the information requested has both privacy and national security implications,” Hajdu said. “Compliance with the order without proper safeguards in place would put sensitive information at the risk of public release.” Conservative MP John Williamson accused Hajdu and the Liberals of wanting to “hide” what’s in those documents by not being forthcoming about what he referred to as “the government’s errors … and possibly how you put our nation’s security at risk.” Hajdu said the Conservative’s insistence on having the documents the way they want them is what is “putting Canada’s national security at risk” and “putting privacy concerns to the side.” …
Handing Over Winnipeg Lab Documents Has ‘National Security’ Implications: Hajdu
June 14, 2021
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