When asked about the ongoing national-security review on Jan. 21, Goodale said there are other suppliers besides Huawei that can set up Canada's 5G networks.

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In 2020, telecom operator Fastweb was blocked from signing a 5G deal with Huawei.

Kovrig and Xavier note that relations between the UK and China were not measurably improved in the wake of the sale, with Britain later banning Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei from using its 5G wireless networks.

“After a technical review by the National Cyber Security Centre in response to the U.S. sanctions, the government then banned the purchase of any new 5G Huawei equipment and is in the process of removing all Huawei equipment from 5G networks.

But British ministers have discussed allowing Huawei a restricted role in building parts of its 5G network. The final decision has not yet been published.

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The arrest of Huawei executive Wanzhou Meng has given the Conservatives additional ammunition in pressuring the federal government to ban the Chinese telecom giant from Canada’s 5G network.

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Since 2019, the United States has banned Huawei from U.S. government and critical computer infrastructure, while at least 13 other U.S. allies and partners have restricted Huawei 5G communications and computer technology.

Following this development, the Trudeau government took a series of actions to protect the Canadian economy against Chinese industrial takeovers and espionage, including by banning Huawei from the 5G wireless infrastructure.

A woman stands at the booth of Huawei featuring 5G technology at the PT Expo in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2018.

Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, said in August 2019 that Huawei is the global leader in 5G technology and was looking for a rival to compete with.

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Some of these models contain 5G chips from Qualcomm and MediaKit, both banned from supplying to Huawei.  China Telecom in July a 5G smartphone under its Maimang series, which used to be a collaboration between China Telecom and Huawei.

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These investments have also turned Huawei into a very competitive AI powerhouse, as it can offer cheaper, Chinese state-subsidized, comprehensive “single-stack” AI packages made up of 5G telecommunications, cloud servers, AI silicon, and enterprise switches

Afterwards, the Trudeau government hardened its stance on China, including by blocking Huawei from 5G infrastructure and making it harder for Chinese companies to acquire Canadian assets. Chandra Philip contributed to this report.

Eventually, however, Ottawa banned Huawei from its 5G network in 2022 and took other measures to prevent, or make it more difficult for, Chinese companies to acquire or operate in sensitive Canadian sectors.

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“Xenophon now says that he has not worked for Huawei for some time, though we don't know when he ceased. He now claims to support the Australian government's 5G ban on Huawei,” Senator Patrick told Parliament.

Rogers was first among Canada’s three telecom giants to announce it won’t be using Huawei for its 5G network. The company’s vice-chair told Bloomberg last year that Huawei is a threat to Canada and should be barred from 5G networks.

Members can only use trusted vendors in their 5G networks and to exclude untrusted 5G suppliers, including Huawei and ZTE.

Beijing had also frozen out then-ministers from diplomatic meetings in response to moves to counteract Beijing's foreign interference and surveillance, including the 2018 5G ban on Huawei and the passing of foreign interference laws.

Some in Switzerland may also be considering securing the country’s 5G network from Huawei gear.

It may have taken the feds more than three years to ban Huawei from our 5G network—again a recommendation from our security agencies—but they finally got there. Maybe this is a new trend. Maybe the Carney-led Grits finally get national security.