A day after it was reported that the RCMP has a contract for communications equipment with a China-linked company, the federal government says the contract has now been suspended.
“I can confirm the contract between RCMP and Sinclair Technologies has been suspended,” said Audrey Champoux, press secretary to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.
CBC News first broke the story on Dec. 7 and the suspension on Dec. 8.
The RCMP’s contract is with Sinclair Technologies, a firm based in Ontario but ultimately controlled by Chinese telecommunications giant Hytera.
The $549,637 contract awarded to Sinclair in October 2021 is for the provision of radio frequency filters, on-site maintenance, and engineering support. The equipment is used to protect RCMP communications….