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Canadian MPs issue mandatory summons for WHO’s Bruce Aylward to testify on COVID-19

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This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. OTTAWA — Members of Parliament have issued a mandatory summons to Canadian World Health Organization expert Bruce Aylward, after he turned down repeated invitations to testify to a House of Commons committee. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Aylward is the renowned epidemiologist who led a team of WHO experts to China to study the COVID-19 outbreak in February. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. He and the WHO have come under criticism by some in Canada for his report on China’s ability to curb the spread of the viral disease, which has since become a worldwide pandemic. Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in particular has raised concerns about the accuracy of the WHO’s data on COVID-19, and China’s influence on the international organization. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “This committee was tasked unanimously with studying Canada’s response to COVID-19,” Conservative health critic Matt Jeneroux said of the Commons health committee’s mission. “The WHO has played a key role in that response. The government has been relying on data from the WHO and has been implementing measures here in Canada based on the WHO’s recommendations.” The committee has invited Aylward to testify by video conference from Geneva, Switzerland, twice in the last month. He turned them down and the WHO instead offered to answer written questions. NDP health critic Don Davies said while written answers would be helpful, the chance for MPs to ask questions would be far better. “I would note for the record that Dr. Aylward has done interviews … with media outlets,” Davies said Thursday. “The WHO has been willing to make Dr. Aylward available to answer questions to the media, so I don’t see any principled reason why they would not make Dr. Aylward available to this committee to answer similar questions. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The committee voted unanimously Thursday to issue a mandatory summons, but it can only be enforced once he returns to Canadian soil. Aylward’s final report upon his return from China at the end of February included praise for China’s methods and effectiveness in slowing the spread of COVID-19. He noted that during his time in China there was a steep decrease in new cases in the country, fever clinics were seeing fewer and fewer people showing up for assessments and treatment beds were opening up. “This decline in COVID-19 cases across China is real,” he noted in his report. The accuracy of that data and China’s transparency about the true extend of the epidemic at the time have since been called into question in Canada and abroad. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about . By continuing to use our site, you agree to our and . OK

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. OTTAWA — Members of Parliament have issued a mandatory summons to Canadian World Health Organization expert Bruce Aylward, after he turned down repeated invitations to testify to a House of Commons committee. Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Aylward is the renowned epidemiologist who led a team of WHO experts to China to study the COVID-19 outbreak in February. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or. He and the WHO...

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