Trudeau says it\u0027s \u0022disconcerting\u0022 that parts of the civil service were signing contracts with \u0022questionable levels of security.\u0022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the federal public service’s decision to sign the contract “disconcerting” and said the procurement process would be changed moving forward to make sure a situation like this does not happen again.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Sinclair Technologies is based in Ontario but is controlled by Hytera Communications, a company based in China. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino told reporters he instructed his officials, in light of Radio-Canada’s report, to look “very closely” at the details of the contract and to review the process by which this contract was awarded by PSPC last year.Article content
The ministers’ reactions followed Trudeau’s comments who, in a rare move, openly criticized the federal public service for “signing contracts that have questionable levels of security for our operations and our national security institutions” at a time where Canada’s security agencies are urging more vigilance about foreign interference.Article content
Sinclair Technologies’ bid was allegedly $60,000 less than its main competitor, Quebec-based communications technology firm Comprod, according to Radio-Canada. “The government has verbally tried to suggest that they understand some of the risks associated with national security vis-à-vis the Chinese Communist Party, but there is a consistent pattern of their actions completely contradicting their words,” said MP Garnett Genuis.
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