The Public Health Agency of Canada says it has taken steps to bolster research security after two scientists lost their jobs over their dealings with China.
The reassurances did little to placate the federal Conservatives, who accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of covering up serious security lapses at the National Microbiology Laboratory.
“This is his government’s lab, it’s not a random university lab,” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday at a press conference.
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