An increasing majority of Canadians think that the federal government should ban Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies from joining the country’s 5G network, a new poll finds. Conducted by Nanos Research for the Globe and Mail, the survey found that 76 percent of Canadians are against Huawei taking part in the country’s telecommunication 5G network—an increase from 53 percent who supported the ban in 2019. Only 10 percent of respondents say the Chinese telecom should be allowed to supply its 5G kit to Canada, a drop from 22 percent in the 2019 poll. Canada remains the only nation among its Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance—consisting of Canada, New Zealand, the U.S., Australia and the UK—to have not made a decision regarding Huawei and 5G, despite years of grappling with the issue amid strong U.S. warnings of national security threats posed by Beijing. In late September, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his …
Most Canadians Want Huawei Ban and ‘China’s Growing Power’ Contained: Poll
October 12, 2021
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