Category: Sinclair Technologies

Public Safety Minister Won’t Say If Canada Will Ban a Chinese Company With Beijing Ties After RCMP Suspends Contract

After the RCMP suspended its contract with Sinclair Technologies Inc., a company with ties to Beijing and which is facing espionage-related charges in the United States, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino wouldn’t say whether the federal government will ban future contracts with the firm. The parent company of Sinclair Technologies, Norsat International Inc., was acquired in 2017…


RCMP Sinclair Contracts: Minister Doesn’t Commit to Stop Hiring China-Linked Company

After the RCMP suspended its contract with Sinclair Technologies Inc., a China-linked company whose parent firm is facing espionage-related charges in the United States, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino wouldn’t say on Jan. 30 whether the federal government will stop hiring the company in the future. The parent company of Sinclair Technologies, Norsat International Inc., was acquired…


Be Careful Where You Buy Your Tech From

Commentary Normally, the word “phoenix” conjures up an image of a proud bird from Egyptian mythology which at the end of its life bursts into flames before giving way to the next generation. Or, if you are much younger or not into 2,000-year-old stories, you may think of the second Harry Potter film. Tomato, tomahto….


Mendicino to Testify Before Commons Committee on RCMP Contract With China-Linked Company

The House of Commons industry committee voted unanimously on Nov. 12 to hear from Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino about the contract for radio equipment between the RCMP and Sinclair Technologies, a subsidiary of a Chinese company. The committee met at the request of four members to discuss undertaking a study on the matter, and…


RCMP Had Other Large Contract With China-Linked Company in 2019 for Wireless Antennas

The federal government announced on Dec. 8 it was suspending an RCMP contract for radio frequency filter equipment with a China-linked company, but RCMP wireless infrastructure already features hundreds of thousands worth of radio antennas from the same company, contract data shows. The contract that was suspended was for the sum of $549,637 and was…


RCMP Contract With China-Linked Company for Communications Equipment Is Suspended

A day after it was reported that the RCMP has a contract for communications equipment with a China-linked company, the federal government says the contract has now been suspended. “I can confirm the contract between RCMP and Sinclair Technologies has been suspended,” said Audrey Champoux, press secretary to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. CBC News first…