Surely, we know that by now:
The Conservatives are rejecting a proposed deal over access to documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada’s National Microbiology lab, arguing the Liberals’ efforts are too little too late.
Liberal House Leader Mark Holland offered the compromise last week. It called for striking an all-party committee to review the confidential documents, with a panel of judges enlisted to settle any disputes over whether the documents should be made public or kept secret.
The documents surround the mysterious firing of two scientists from the national lab two years ago. Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, were escorted out of the Winnipeg lab in July 2019. The government has consistently refused to reveal why they were dismissed.
Conservative House Leader Gérard Deltell said the new deal is insufficient and the Liberals should respect four separate votes from the last Parliament that called for the documents to be released.
“Regrettably, your government’s efforts to find a suitable arrangement are many months too late,” he said in a letter to Holland. “The will of Parliament is clear, September’s election has not changed its composition to the point where you might hope for a different outcome in a fifth vote.”
The documents were first demanded by the House of Commons committee on Canada-China relations, but the government essentially ignored the request. A motion was then passed in the House calling for them to be presented but Iain Stewart, then president of the Public Health Health Agency of Canada, repeatedly argued that he was prevented by law from releasing material that could violate privacy or national security laws.
The battle culminated in June with Stewart being hauled before the bar of the Commons to be reprimanded by the Speaker. A few days later, the government asked a Federal Court to intervene to stop the release of the documents, arguing they must be kept secret to protect national security. That case was then dropped when the Liberals called an election for September.
Deltell charged the Liberals have consistently avoided parliamentary accountability.
(Sidebar: no wonder the Liberals want to ban all protests everywhere.)
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Judicial Watch obtained 221 pages of NIH records including grants that benefitted the Wuhan lab. It’s a remarkable find for several reasons.
- They appear to provide proof that they funded gain of function research, and much more.
- In addition, they show that the US NIH/NIAID knowingly worked with the Chinese military, while Fauci claimed scientists in Wuhan are not military, and he trusted them.
- Finally, two weeks before we were told about the dangerous coronavirus, Moderna mRNA technology was transferred in a secret deal to Dr. Baric, Wuhan bat lady’s partner. The Baric people are the same people who in January and February demonized anyone who dared say the virus might have resulted from a lab leak.
- This group wouldn’t even accept the fact that the CCP let their citizens travel the world at the time while not allowing them to travel within China.
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The Ontario government has extended its COVID-19 vaccine passport program beyond Jan. 17, 2022, the original scheduled date to start phasing out the restrictions, while introducing stricter public health measures for verifying medical exemptions.
Announced by Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott and Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, the new measures come ahead of the winter season during which COVID-19 infection cases and related variants are expected to increase.
“The actions we take today … will help reduce the risk of transmission during the winter months and further encourage every eligible Ontarian to get their shot,” Moore said.
“While we are currently experiencing an expected increase in Delta cases, cases related to the Omicron variant are expected to continue to rise in Ontario in the coming weeks.”
On Jan. 4, individuals will be required to use an enhanced vaccine certificate with a QR code and the Verify Ontario app in settings where proof-of-vaccination is required.
Moore said the government also intends to strengthen the verification process for medical or clinical trial exemptions. The province will also increase rapid testing for those in high-risk congregate settings to protect vulnerable populations, an addition to Ontario’s free “holiday testing blitz” that offers voluntary rapid testing for asymptomatic individuals.
Over the holiday season, Ontario residents are advised to limit both their social gatherings and the number of gatherings they attend.
This Omicron variant:
Today's South African COVID-19 numbers are in, with a overall decrease in case numbers, despite a substantial increase in the number of tests performed, and a dramatic decrease in test positivity (-28% from yesterday; -45% from two days ago).
— Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois) December 11, 2021
1/ https://t.co/cr3QixdYVq
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If Canadians are ready to move on, they are not showing it:
A new poll by Maru Public Opinion reveals that even in the face of omicron fear-mongering, Canadians just aren’t all that COVID concerned anymore. They’re ready to move on.
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