Poliquin led the NML during a tumultuous time. CBC News first broke the story in 2019 of two staff scientists who were investigated and later fired after one of them sent a shipment of deadly viruses to China, sparking a political firestorm over concerns of espionage and laboratory security.
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The head of the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg says he is stepping down to continue his medical work and take a position at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba, CBC News has learned.
Poliquin is an infectious disease pediatrician who has conducted research for several vaccines, including one that prevents pneumonia, blood poisoning and meningitis among children in the North.
“Dr. Poliquin has led the NML with distinction for four years and PHAC [the Public Health Agency of Canada] is grateful to him for his service,” Christopher Aoun wrote.
CBC News first broke the story in 2019 of two staff scientists who were investigated and later fired after one of them sent a shipment of deadly viruses to China, sparking a political firestorm over concerns of espionage and laboratory security.
An assessment by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), released by the federal government this spring, found Dr. Xiangguo Qiu was using the Level 4 lab in Canada “as a base to assist China to improve its capability to fight highly-pathogenic pathogens” and “achieved brilliant results.”
But, for years, opposition MPs have demanded information on what the scientists’ supervisors in the lab and their political bosses in Ottawa knew about their activities.
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