Tory MPs Call on Liberal Government to Ban Huawei From 5G Network

Tory MPs Call on Liberal Government to Ban Huawei From 5G Network
A Chinese man is silhouetted near the Huawei logo in Beijing on May 16, 2019. Conservative critics are calling for the federal government to ban the Chinese compnay from Canada's 5G network due to security concerns. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Andrew Chen
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Conservative MPs issued a joint statement calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government to ban China’s Huawei from Canada’s next-generation 5G internet and telephone infrastructure due to national security concerns.

Ed Fast, Tory’s critic for innovation, science and industry, Raquel Dancho, critic for public safety, and Pierre Paul-Hus, critic for public services and procurement, called on the Liberal government to announce the date it will make a final decision on Huawei in the Nov. 23 statement.