Morning Brief: US Prof Jailed, China Ties Probed; Meeting Electric Fleet Power Demand by 2035 Unrealistic
Good morning allendick. Today there’s disbelief over ArriveCan testimony, questions about those Winnipeg lab scientists, and skepticism about meeting Ottawa’s EV goals. |
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| Editor’s Highlights |  The Canadian Press/Giordano Ciampini | ‘Astounding’: MPs Express Disbelief as ArriveCan Contractor Claims Ignorance During QuestioningMPs hoping for answers about the ArriveCan contract were incredulous after a key contractor was unable to answer basic questions. “How on earth could you have prepared any less for this hearing?” one MP asked GC Strategies co-owner and vice-president Darren Anthony. The Commons government operations committee was similarly unimpressed with another contractor’s testimony a day earlier, voting unanimously for a report on whether he is in contempt. |
| US Jailed Prof for Lying About Wuhan Ties, Chinese ‘Talent’ Recruitment; Would Canada Do So With Winnipeg Lab Scientists?When a top Harvard professor lied about his ties with a Wuhan university and Chinese talent recruitment efforts, he was arrested, fined, and sentenced to two days in jail followed by home confinement. Which is why some Canadians are asking about the two Winnipeg lab workers who were fired over their undisclosed ties with Beijing, including its many talent recruitment programs. The Epoch Times asked experts for their thoughts. |
| Meeting Increased Power Demand of Fully Electric Fleet by 2035 Not ‘Realistic,’ Report FindsPrime Minister Trudeau may want to see an electric car in every driveway by 2035, but a new report questions whether the country’s power grid can charge them all. Accommodating the electrical demand for all those EVs within the next 11 years isn’t “realistic or feasible,” says the Fraser Institute report’s author. |
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