MPs vote to examine security breach at Winnipeg infectious disease lab

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Opposition MPs on the Special Committee on Canada-China Relations voted Tuesday to delve into the massive security breach at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Liberals MPs on the committee tried to curtail the parliamentary examination, introducing a motion that would not make the investigation a priority and limiting the number of meetings into the matter. Liberal Yasir Naqvi said he was concerned the inquiry would be "all about political posturing" and attempts to "score political points" rather than getting answers about what happened at Canada's only Level 4 infectious disease lab. Infectious-disease scientist fired from Winnipeg laboratory surfaces in…