CBSA USES EQUIPMENT MADE BY COMPANY BANNED BY USA

   For the past five and a half years, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been using communications equipment and technology from the controversial Chinese firm Hytera Communications — a company the United States government has banned as a national security threat.
   In response to CBC's questions about CBSA's use of Hytera equipment and technology, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said he's asked all departments across his portfolio to review any procurement contracts linked to Hytera or its subsidiaries in the wake of a controversy over a similar RCMP contract with one of Hytera's subsidiaries.
   "I have instructed my department to do a portfolio-wide scan and review of any other potential similar contracts which may have been awarded, so that we can take whatever steps are necessary to mitigate any against any risks that may exist," Mendicino said Monday.