Earlier this week, the Saskatchewan NDP raised concerns regarding SaskTel's involvement with the controversial telecommunications company Huawei. The response from the Sask. Party failed to inspire confidence that they have the situation in hand.
"Saskatchewan people deserve a simple assurance that their information and public investments are secure,” said NDP Leader Ryan Meili. “When the Premier is either unwilling or unable to provide that assurance, that’s a concern.
“With Huawei’s involvement in 5G technology banned in other countries and under review in our own, there are just too many unanswered questions here to expect people to trust that this issue has been adequately addressed."
Earlier this week, the NDP called on Premier Moe to take the following four key steps. Rather than the Premier himself speaking to these concerns, representatives of SaskTel offered a partial response. Today Meili emphasized that it should be Moe who answers for these policy decisions, which were taken in the wake of a 2010 trip to China by then-Premier Wall, rather than leaving SaskTel to defend his government’s decisions.
Meili reviewed the responses to the actions he called for Tuesday:
“The warnings regarding Huawei's activities raised in recent years, and the Chinese government’s response, are of increasing concern in Canada and around the world,” said NDP SaskTel Critic Warren McCall. “Saskatchewan’s response should be measured and rational, but a measured, rational response requires a clear understanding of exactly what we're dealing with.
“The response to our questions so far fails that test and leaves us with even greater uncertainty than before. Saskatchewan people deserve better.”
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