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The federal government continues to put political correctness and blind faith in the UN ahead of public health.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu claim their pandemic decisions are being guided by “the best available science.” Yet in the next breath, they knock down as racist or hateful any question about China’s responsibility for the spread of COVID-19.

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But what if the science shows the People’s Republic is partly to blame? Would our ultra-PC federal government have the guts to learn from that unpleasant truth to better prepare us for the next virus?

In January, with the COVID-19 outbreak well underway, China arrested Li Wenliang, the Wuhan doctor who used an Internet chat group to warn colleagues of an unknown pneumonia sweeping Hubei province. While in custody, Li was forced to “confess” to spreading false information.

To this day, China’s internet censors (up to two million of them) patrol all online message platforms looking for claims that the situation in China is worse than official sources will admit.