Engineering Whistleblower | Biosecurity Advocate | Survivor of Retaliation

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Overview

Dale Richardson is a Canadian mechanical engineering technologist and COVID-19 whistleblower whose documented concerns regarding engineering failures during the pandemic escalated into arrest, forced confinement, suppression of national-security information, and cross-border retaliation.

What began as a professional duty to warn about improper engineering controls evolved into a multi-jurisdictional conflict involving criminal negligence complaints, denial of court access, torture allegations, and obstruction of biosecurity evidence.

This page sets out the sequence of events, the unresolved constitutional and biosecurity issues, and the basis for ongoing calls for independent legislative oversight.

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The Public Safety and Engineering Failure

In early 2020, during the initial COVID-19 response, serious concerns were identified regarding the use of improper engineering controls in managing aerosolized pathogen risk.

Established ventilation, airflow, containment, and pressure-differential principles—standard in BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratory environments—were not applied in broader public health implementation.

The issue was straightforward:

Aerosolized pathogens require engineering controls as the primary mitigation layer. Administrative enforcement and behavioral measures cannot substitute for mechanical containment.

During the pandemic, Richardson raised formal concerns that authorities relied on ineffective engineering controls, based largely on CDC-originated guidance, instead of proven ventilation, airflow, and containment systems required for aerosol-capable pathogens.

Both SARS-CoV-2 and Nipah virus (NiV) are aerosol-capable pathogens. Effective mitigation depends first and foremost on engineering controls—not enforcement, not compliance campaigns, and not punitive measures.

Richardson published a series of engineering reports titled:

COVID-19 and Negligent Engineering Practices: “Will This Kill People?”

These reports were prepared under the guidance of three Professional Engineers holding PhDs, including his program head at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The analysis reflected established engineering standards and containment principles.

He testified that failure to implement proper engineering controls substantially worsened pandemic outcomes, increased economic harm, and reduced preparedness against future aerosolized biosecurity threats.

These documented concerns formed the basis of subsequent reporting, complaints, and legal action.

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Six Weeks of Escalation

Over approximately six weeks leading up to July 3, 2020, concerns regarding improper engineering controls were raised with multiple agencies.

Those concerns were not substantively addressed.

On July 3, 2020, a formal complaint of criminal negligence was filed with the Battlefords RCMP in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, alleging failure to implement appropriate engineering controls during the COVID-19 response.

Two complaints were accepted. The matter was never investigated.

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Civil Proceedings

Following the failure to investigate, legal action was commenced against multiple parties, including:

• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

• The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA)

• The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS)

• Additional related entities

The actions addressed improper engineering controls and related matters affecting public safety and professional accountability.

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Arrest and Torture — Battleford, Saskatchewan July 23, 2020

On July 23, 2020, in Battleford, Saskatchewan, Richardson attended the courthouse for a COVID-related matter connected to previously filed complaints and legal proceedings.

He was accompanied by his oldest daughter, Kaysha Richardson.

Upon attempting to enter the courthouse:

• Dale Richardson was arrested at the entrance.

• Kaysha Richardson was also arrested while attempting to enter with him.

An RCMP occurrence report later stated that the court had directed officers to keep Richardson out of the courthouse.

The arrest was carried out pursuant to a warrant obtained under the Mental Health Services Act.

Evidence was subsequently submitted to the RCMP demonstrating that false statements were sworn to obtain that warrant. The RCMP declined to investigate.

Following arrest:

• Richardson was forcibly confined

• He was restrained and involuntarily drugged

• He was denied access to the court

• He was detained in a Saskatchewan Health Authority facility for approximately three weeks

• He was denied proper disclosure of arrest grounds

• He lost housing and property

• He was cut off from access to his youngest daughter

These events form a central part of the ongoing allegations of torture, misuse of process, and denial of due process, constituting violations of fundamental legal protections and engaging Canada’s binding obligations under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).

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Suppression of Biosecurity Evidence — United States (2021 & 2025)

On April 26, 2021, Richardson entered the United States at Sweetgrass, Montana, seeking protection and attempting to present engineering and biosecurity information of national-security significance.

Instead, he was:

• Detained

• Held in U.S. immigration detention in Colorado

• Denied the ability to present evidence

• Deported

In July 2025, a second attempt to present biosecurity evidence at the Sweetgrass Port of Entry resulted in a 10-year prohibition on entry into the United States.

The materials included documentation that the Bangladesh strain of Nipah virus was transferred to the Wuhan Institute of Virology on March 31, 2019, with transfer applications listing Nipah, Ebola, and Hendra, and shipping records confirming NiV Malaysia and reverse-genetics NiV Bangladesh.

The submission also included analysis indicating that the Bangladesh strain appeared in genomic materials publicly released by Dr. Shi Zhengli.

Independent scientific studies have identified Nipah virus signals in COVID-related sequencing datasets, establishing that a biocontainment breach occurred. The unresolved question remains whether the breach occurred prior to infectious exposure or during laboratory handling and sequencing workflows.

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Petition for Redress and Torture Complaints

In 2025, formal torture complaints were filed with the RCMP. Documentary evidence was submitted in support of those complaints. The RCMP declined to investigate, stating that the matter was political.

Prior petitions and formal filings had been submitted in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Michigan, Texas, and Arizona.

In November 2025, a formal Petition for Redress of Grievances was filed in Alberta under constitutionally protected Westminster parliamentary mechanisms, reinforced by Article 13 of the Convention Against Torture.

Judicial and administrative remedies across multiple jurisdictions have failed. Legislative oversight is required.

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Why This Matters

This case raises urgent questions involving:

• Pandemic engineering failures

• Biosecurity and high-consequence pathogen oversight

• Suppression of national-security information

• Cross-border detention and deportation practices

• Retaliation against whistleblowers

• Compliance with the Convention Against Torture

Aerosolized pathogens are mitigated through engineering controls. When engineers and engineering technologists are excluded from public policy and oversight, systems fail.