News Analysis Prominent national politicians have accused their fellow politicians of racism or sexism in recent weeks, but the justification for those labels is often unclear. One example occurred in late May, when several Conservative MPs raised questions in the House of Commons related to scientists at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg collaborating with researchers tied to the Chinese military. When Conservative Deputy Leader Candice Bergen pressed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about whether he would commit to “ending research co-operation with the Chinese communist military,” he asked that Tory MPs, “in their zeal to make personal attacks, not start to push too far into intolerance towards Canadians of diverse origins.” He made similar comments about “anti-Asian racism” when questioned on the issue by Conservative MPs Pierre Paul-Hus and Michael Barrett. On June 25, a Twitter missive from Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould told Trudeau: “Stop your selfish jockeying for an election—which no one …