Parliament Passes Motion to Force Government’s Hand on Huawei, Beijing Interference

Parliament Passes Motion to Force Government’s Hand on Huawei, Beijing Interference
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers a question during question period in the House ofd Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 21, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
Justina Wheale
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The federal government will need to decide within 30 days whether Huawei should be banned from participating in Canada’s 5G networks, as a vote passed in Parliament on Wednesday requiring the Liberals to declare their position on the matter.

The Tories introduced a motion on Nov. 17 that would require the government to make the long-awaited decision on Huawei, while also calling on the government to follow its allies to develop a plan to combat China’s growing foreign interference operations in Canada.