Canada was left to rely on open-source information about the coronavirus, including assumptions about timely and accurate reporting from countries like China, one security expert said.

The Canadian government needs to take comprehensive action to deal with the threat.

The U.S. deems the Chinese tech giant a national-security threat.

"Canada can challenge as well or better than the United States," says Frederick Kagan.

Almost two dozen Canadians detained in foreign countries have told government officials in recent years they were being tortured.

The note, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act, was included in materials to help prepare Trudeau for his second mandate following the Liberal victory in the October election.

The Liberals delayed making a decision on whether to let the Chinese tech firm into the 5G spectrum.

Meng Wanzhou is facing extradition to the U.S. on allegations she and her company broke sanctions law.

In a statement Saturday, Huawei urged the FCC to reconsider what it called a “profoundly mistaken” and “unlawful order.”

His daughter, Huawei’s chief financial officer, is under arrest in Canada on U.S. charges she helped to violate sanctions against Iran.