I think we need to be ever vigilant when it comes to the risks, the threat factors and the potential foreign interference that may be posed by the PRC or, indeed, by other hostile actors, which is why we continue to be “eyes wide open”, which is why we make investments and which is why we introduced policies and protocols around the procurement of technologies, equipment and services that come from abroad. That is precisely what the RCMP did in this case.
On January 30th, 2023. See this statement in context.