House of Commons for his refusal to produce the information.PHAC president Iain Stewart told the Commons health committee Friday that he is bound by law to protect national security and privacy rights.And he said nothing in a House order demanding that he produce the documents relieves him of that obligation.“I am a career public servant and, as a career public servant, I am required to follow the law,” Stewart told the committee.
PHAC found in contempt after withholding documents on fired Chinese scientists He said he’s following the advice he’s received from “legal and security experts” in the Justice Department.“As accountable head of the Public Health Agency, I am the person … who provides the documents and, hence, I find myself in.