Tory leader Erin O’Toole says if elected prime minister there is no way he would allow the Chinese-backed Huawei onto’s Canada’s 5G networks..Many countries around the world have banned Huawei claiming it would allow the Chinese to use the 5G system to spy on their countries..Canada and its Five Eyes allies — the U.K., New Zealand and Australia — are under pressure from fellow member, the U.S., to ban Huawei on security grounds..But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau still hasn’t made a decision on whether to allow it in Canada..“Unlike Justin Trudeau, I don’t take entities of the Chinese regime at their word. If I’m PM Huawei will be banned from 5G,” tweeted Tory leader O’Toole on Thursday..It comes on the day, the Globe and Mail reported Huawei had communicated to Ottawa that it promised not to spy on Canada..“Huawei Canada has put together a legal agreement between the company and the federal government that outlines a ‘no back-door, no-spying’ pledge,” the Globe reported from their sources.. Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary .The Globe said the document details a strict process to prove the equipment doesn’t contain secret “backdoors” that allow outside parties to access the networks or put in malware. It also promises to reject requests for information from Chinese security agencies..“However, the document does not say what would happen if the company breaks the agreement and does not seem to include parent company Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. in Shenzhen,” the Globe reported..Ottawa has spent almost two years studying whether to allow Huawei into 5G networks..Bell Canada and Telus Corp have announced they will not partner with Huawei in their 5G network and instead go with Ericsson and Nokia..Both companies use Huawei in their 4G networks..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
