Opposition MPs on the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations voted Tuesday to delve into the massive security breach at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.
Liberal Yasir Naqvi said he was concerned the inquiry would be all about political posturing rather than getting answers about what happened at Canada’s only Level 4 infectious-disease lab. The Conservatives, Bloc Québécois and NDP defeated Mr. Naqvi’s motion and another one that would not have allowed MPs to summon witnesses if they refused to testify. Bloc MP René Villemure reminded the Liberals that it was their government that played political games by denying Parliament access to classified documents on the matter.
The former NDP premier, who joined Jim Pattison Group after he left politics and eventually became chief operating officer, will temporarily take over top duties at Victoria-based media enterprise Overstory Media Group.