RCMP suspends contract with China-linked company

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OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has suspended a communications equipment contract that was awarded to a company with links to the Chinese…

Radio-Canada reported on Wednesday that Ottawa had awarded a contract worth about C$550,000 for a radio frequency filtering system to Ontario-based Sinclair Technologies in 2021.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.

Sinclair Technologies is a unit of British Columbia-based Norsat International, which was bought by Hytera Communications in 2017. Chinese state entity Shenzhen Investment Holdings Co owns about 9% of Hytera, according to Refinitiv data. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has Hytera on its list of foreign communications equipment and service providers deemed threats to U.S. national security.Article content

News of the contract came as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has been highlighting the risks of foreign interference in Canada and challenging China with a new strategy for the Indo-Pacific region. Trudeau on Wednesday said it was “disconcerting” that some parts of the government security agencies were advising to be very careful about foreign interference while other departments were signing contracts “that have questionable levels of security.”Sinclair and Hytera did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

 

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