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Ethics committee votes for data hearing, Health Canada amends RFP

News | 01/13/2022 5:09 pm EST
Conservative MP John Brassard at a meeting of the Ethics Committee on Jan. 13, 2022./ image via ParlVu

OTTAWA–The House of Commons Ethics committee voted unanimously  Thursday to call Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam and Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos to explain why the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) that would track the mobility of Canadians.

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