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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rob Oliphant rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Friday, June 7, 2019. Oliphant is advising the Public Health Agency of Canada not to rely on legal advice from the federal Justice Department because it is not always right. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
OTTAWA – A Liberal MP is advising the Public Health Agency of Canada not to rely on legal advice from the federal Justice Department because it is not always right.
Toronto MP Rob Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the Foreign Affairs minister, gave the advice late Monday at a House of Commons committee that is trying to find out why two scientists at Canada’s highest security laboratory were fired.
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Liberal MP questions Justice Department s legal advice on fired scientists
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated May 10, 2021 at 11:28 pm EDT
OTTAWA A Liberal MP is advising the Public Health Agency of Canada not to rely on legal advice from the federal Justice Department because it is not always right.
Toronto MP Rob Oliphant, parliamentary secretary to the Foreign Affairs minister, gave the advice late Monday at a House of Commons committee that is trying to find out why two scientists at Canada’s highest security laboratory were fired.
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