Tories tout safeguards in Chinese firm's telecom deals
Source: CBC News
Security concerns raised about foreign companies operating in Canada's telecommunications industry have been addressed and Canadians can rely on a safe and secure system, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Wednesday.
But the opposition parties said they aren't satisfied with the government's responses and want more "transparency" about the security concerns.
Harper and Toews were asked to respond to a CBC report by Greg Weston on warnings from North American security officials about Huawei Technologies, a giant Chinese firm that has partnerships with Telus, Bell, SaskTel and WIND Mobile.
Toews referred to a memo from his department that he said shows security concerns were addressed but CBC News has a redacted copy of the memo and its author says only that any changes to foreign investment rules "will be accompanied by necessary mitigation measures and safeguards."
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/05/16/pol-china-telecom-security-reaction.html
May 16, 2012 7:18 PM ET
