Scientist fired from Canadian disease lab intentionally gave info to China: CSIS | Power & Politics

One of the scientists who was fired from Canada’s top infectious-disease laboratory in 2019 ‘intentionally’ shared scientific information with China, an assessment by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says. The scientists worked in the Level 4 virology facility at the Winnipeg-based National Microbiology Lab, which is equipped to deal with the most serious and deadly human and animal diseases.

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