MPs Targeted by Chinese Hackers Want Committee Hearings, Better Protection

Conservative MP for Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan Garnett Genuis rises during question period in the House of Commons on April 15, 2024. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Liberal and Conservative parliamentarians are calling on a government committee to probe the targeting of MPs by Chinese hackers, saying their privilege has been breached.

Conservative MP Garnett Genuis asked House Speaker Greg Fergus on April 29 to recognize the breach and allow the tabling of a motion to refer the matter to committee for study.