John Williamson at the Canada-China Relations Committee

On March 22nd, 2021. See this statement in context.

March 22nd, 2021 / 8:20 p.m.

Conservative

John Williamson Conservative New Brunswick Southwest, NB

Thank you.

Mr. Parsons, I see you co-authored a report a couple of years ago, “The Predator in Your Pocket”. It touched on DNA sourcing and DNA transfers. You referenced 23andMe.

We now fast-forward a year and a half. The world's largest biotech firm, BGI, was given approval by Health Canada to offer COVID-19 testing in this country.

Do you have concerns about the transfer of the health information and DNA of Canadians to mainland China for use in that country?

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