Liberals challenge ‘their own Speaker’ in Federal Court over information on fired scientists, ‘trying to cover up something bad,’ say Chong, Davies

House Speaker Anthony Rota has promised MPs he would 'fight tooth and nail' to protect Parliament's autonomy and intends to challenge the Liberal government in Federal Court over the disclosure of the documents.

House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured June 21, 2021, is defending the autonomy of Canada's legislature against a legal challenge launched by the government.Screen capture image courtesy of ParlVu

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

June 28, 2021

By filing an application in the Federal Court to prevent the disclosure of Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) documents as ordered by the House of Commons, the federal government is “trying to cover up something bad that happened” regarding the transfer of viruses to the Wuhan Institute of Vi...

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