Canada-China Relations committee  Because it is an open standard, I think it's something to be mindful of that China is involved, but it makes sense economically for their carriers as well. I think it's an area where Canada has to actively engage, and one of the ways of doing it—in addition to, of course, the Go

Canada-China Relations committee  One of the aims and aspirations of the Open RAN alliance is to ensure that the technology is in fact open, a series of standards that aren't inherently captured by one organization or one company or another. They are self-interested in getting involved in that because, right now

Canada-China Relations committee  There aren't currently any in North America that adhere to all of the recommendations we have. We are certainly trying to advocate for increasing trust writ large, so not just in Chinese social media but also companies that we're very familiar with, such as Facebook, Twitter and

Canada-China Relations committee  In the work that the Citizen Lab has done, one of the points we have made is that there's a concern that we have in that there's a great deal of attention focused on Huawei and the vulnerabilities in Huawei equipment. While it's appropriate to be concerned about that vendor, ther

Canada-China Relations committee  Even in the context of critical infrastructure development, such as telecoms, Canada can't go it alone. Indeed, for most services, Canada can't go it alone. As a result, one of the things the Citizen Lab has recommended is that Canada, along with like-minded friendly nations, fig

Canada-China Relations committee  The concern that I and my colleagues have written about in the past is that there does seem to be an ongoing incoherence to the way that Canada has developed its cybersecurity strategy. I would note that, while there is a federal policy, it is somewhat out of date, and the instr

Canada-China Relations committee  I believe that was directed to me. Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, the Citizen Lab does not have that kind of intelligence.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you. Good evening. My name is Christopher Parsons. As mentioned, I'm a senior research associate at the Citizen Lab. I appear before this committee in a professional capacity that represents my views and those of the Citizen Lab. Comments are based on our research into Chi