Parliamentarians Targeted by Beijing-Linked Hackers Kept in the Dark, Liberal and Tory MPs Say

Liberal MP for Scarborough-Guildwood John McKay rises on a point of order following Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Feb. 17, 2011. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Liberal and Conservative MPs say the government never warned a group of 18 parliamentarians critical of Beijing it was being targeted by hackers linked to the Chinese regime.

“Canadian legislators should have been informed as soon as possible, especially given the progressive nature of this attack,” Liberal MP John McKay and Tory MP Garnett Genuis said in an April 29 statement.