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Amid New Calls for COVID Origin Probe, Lawmakers in US, Canada Scrutinize Use of Federal Resources in Wuhan Lab News Analysis Amid new calls for a transparent investigation into the origin of COVID-19, a parallel situation is unfolding in both Canada and the United States, where lawmakers are seeking clarity on how their federal resources provided to the Wuhan virology research facility were used. In the United States, the controversy is around a US$3.7 million grant given by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to the New York-based EcoHealth Alliance for “understanding the risk of bat ...

Military Justice System Review – June 1, 2021 Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan discusses the findings contained in the review of Canada’s military justice system. The mandated review was conducted by former Supreme Court justice Morris Fish, who was asked by the federal government in November 2020 to begin the independent review. He concludes that misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces “remains persistent, preoccupying and widespread.” The minister is joined by Anita Vandenbeld (his parliamentary secretary), David Lametti (minister of justice), Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre (acting ch...

At a news conference on Parliament Hill, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole outlines the party’s opposition day motion calling for the [...]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld OTTAWA — Liberals and Conservatives have stumbled into a thorny debate over fears that criticism of China can bleed into bigotry, as wariness of the global superpower rises alongside incidents of anti-Asian racism in Canada. Tory MPs asked Justin Trudeau last week to respond to reports that scientists at a Winnipeg infectious-diseases laboratory had been collaborating with Chinese military researchers. “Communist...

Liberals, Tories clash over criticism of Chinese government and accusations of racism © Provided by The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Liberals and Conservatives have stumbled into a thorny debate over fears that criticism of China can bleed into bigotry, as wariness of the global superpower rises alongside incidents of anti-Asian racism in Canada. Tory MPs asked Justin Trudeau last week to respond to reports that scientists at a Winnipeg infectious-diseases laboratory had been collaborating with Chinese military researchers. “Communist China cannot be trusted,” Conservative deputy leader Ca...