Lab Chief Retired Shortly Before Controversial Winnipeg Lab Documents Surfaced

The former federal executive criticized for his failure to disclose records of security breaches at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg retired just weeks before cabinet tabled the long-awaited documents on Feb. 28. Iain Stewart became the first manager to be censured by Parliament since 1891. He retired as National Research Council president after more than six years in the post. “There is no doubt Iain made a profound contribution,” managers wrote in a Dec. 21 Letter of Thanks first obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. Mr. Stewart ended his career on Jan. 2. The controversial documents he is accused of withholding from MPs surfaced publicly on Feb. 28....