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Leading scientists increasingly question whether the Wuhan Lab in China was the source of the coronavirus.
The hotly contested issue drives a number of hard questions: How likely are the laboratory leaks of deadly viruses? What is the risk of a man-made pandemic? Should scientists make deadly viruses even more lethal in lab experiments?
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Debate around this has been heated in scientific circles for decades. A number of scientists are deeply engaged, including Dr. David Evans of the University of Alberta, one of the world’s leading poxvirus researchers, who got worldwide attention in 2016 for synthesizing horsepox, a virus in the smallpox family. Evans has also been involved in biosafety inspections of the highest security labs in Russia and the U.S.
Author of the article: Edmonton Journal
Publishing date: May 15, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 3 minute read • Supporters gather during a rally against measures taken by government and health authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 at the Whistle Stop Cafe in Mirror, Alberta, on Saturday, May 8, 2021. The Whistle Stop was shut down by AHS for not following public health rules. Photo by Jason Franson /The Canadian Press
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On Monday, the Journal reported the RCMP issued tickets at an anti-lockdown rally attended by hundreds of demonstrators outside a Mirror restaurant and that the RCMP would confirm the number of tickets issued later in the week. This rally was held after Jason Kenney’s speech last week in which the province tightened restrictions and doubled fines for those breaking the mandatory public health rules. I expected to hear that many tickets had been issued.
I’m not so sure.
It’s certainly going to take more than Loewen’s unfocused and poorly timed letter to convince me.
I say this even as provincial premiers don’t tend to last long in Alberta these days. Ed Stelmach, Alison Redford and Rachel Notley were all one and done in the big office.
One election win, then out the door.
Perhaps Notley can change that dynamic in the next election. That said, Kenney beat her once and, having closely watched the UCP in government for two years now, I don’t see any UCP MLA having a better shot than him in the next election.
An internal report by the Freemasons club has revealed that interest from younger members aged between 18-34 has increased with big waiting lists across the country.