Liberal Govt. Drops Court Case Against Speaker on Winnipeg Lab Disclosure

Liberal Govt. Drops Court Case Against Speaker on Winnipeg Lab Disclosure
House Speaker Anthony Rota admonishes President of the Public Health Agency of Canada Iain Stewart in the House of Commons on June 21, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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OTTAWA—The Trudeau government is dropping its quest to have a court prohibit the disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada’s highest security laboratory.

A House of Commons order to produce the documents was terminated, along with all other business before the House, when Parliament was dissolved Sunday for an election.