Tories called out Ottawa for failing to decide whether Huawei should be banned from participating in Canada’s 5G network, and developing a plan to combat Beijing’s growing foreign interference on Canadian soil. Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong issued a statement Monday criticizing the Liberal government for not responding to a motion passed in Parliament on Nov. 18 that requires the government to “make a decision on Huawei’s involvement in Canada’s 5G network and to introduce a robust plan to counter China’s foreign interference operations here in Canada, both within 30 days.” “This motion, while not binding in a statutory sense, is binding in a normative sense,” Chong said. The United States has been pressuring Canada and its allies in the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network to ban Huawei from their 5G networks, as it views the company as an espionage arm of the Chinese state. According to the …
Tories Call out Feds for Failing to Decide on Huawei, Counter CCP Interference
December 21, 2020
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