Article contentIt is a good maxim when watching the government not to attribute to malice those decisions that can be explained by stupidity. Try refreshing your browser, or John Ivison: Trudeau government's Chinese contract not short on stupidity Back to videoBut the rules are the rules – and the rules say the contract should go to the lowest bidder, so that’s what happened. On Thursday, Beijing-based Nuctech was made what the Canadian government called “a standing offer” to supply X-ray equipment for 170 embassies and consulates around the world. Firstly, Rory Olson said there are security risks in handing the contract to a company owned by a country with a history of cyber-espionage. Even though the contract did not stipulate the walk-through X-ray machines be connected to embassy networks, Olson said hard-drives will be accessible, and data downloadable, when the machines are serviced.

Source: National Post July 20, 2020 19:07 UTC