Ottawa’s 5G policy a stress test for Canada-China relations

Beijing has long warned of potential consequences should Ottawa single out a particular company, such as Huawei, or establish more blanket orders through country-specific restrictions.

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured in September 2020 with then-press secretary Syrine Khoury, said in November that a decision about the use of Huawei’s equipment in the country’s 5G network was coming shortly. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JOHNSEN ROMERO

December 28, 2021

As the Trudeau government has sworn in its newest cabinet, a decision on Huawei’s involvement in Canada’s 5G network appears to be the next major policy decision to stress relations with China. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne hinted as much,

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