Diane Francis: Would you buy anything from a company that kidnapped two of your employees? Or one that ignored laws and broke contracts worth billions of dollars? Of course not. But that’s exactly what Ottawa is doing.
The latest contract is not simply about X-ray equipment or software programs in embassies and consulates. It is about letting China provide front-line protection for all our diplomatic posts.
Nuctech will install equipment that will scan all the belongings of anyone entering into, or working at, our foreign missions, potentially providing a mother lode of data for Chinese intelligence agencies. This contract could potentially turn Canada’s diplomatic missions into listening posts for the aggressive and ruthless regime in Beijing.
This malpractice on the part of our government is disturbing on a number of levels. Indeed, why would any Canadian government entertain bids from a hostile state-owned corporation to provide strategic infrastructure?
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