44th Parl. 1st Sess.

February 29, 2024 10:00AM

Context: House Hansard - 288 - Feb/29/24

Mr. Stephen Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester, CPC)

Feb/29/24 2:22:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a scientist working with Ebola at Canada’s only level 4 lab collaborated with a People’s Republic of China army major general. Sadly the story does not end there. Dr. Qiu was able to gain access to the lab for students from China and, it gets worse, for a scientist from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, the research arm of the People's Liberation Army, known to work on biology-enabled warfare. How did so many citizens from a hostile superpower gain access to Canada’s top lab? Is it because the Prime Minister admires China's basic dictatorship?

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Context: House Hansard - 288 - Feb/29/24

Mr. Stephen Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester, CPC)

Feb/29/24 2:24:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister's comments are reckless and untrue. Before March 31, 2019, the PRC did not have a containment level 4 lab. How can I be so specific about the date? It is the date on which a scientist at Canada's top lab, the National Microbiology Laboratory, shipped dangerous pathogens including the Ebola virus to the Wuhan Institute of Virology. This scientist had a history of visiting and collaborating with the PLA since 2016. When did the Minister of Health and the Prime Minister know about the espionage and blatant violation of our sovereignty, and when did they decide to cover it up?

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