Liberal John McKay and Conservative Garnett Genuis testified before the public inquiry on foreign interference Tuesday on revelations that legislators were targeted in 2021 by hackers linked to Beijing
Canadian co-chairs for the International Parliamentary Alliance, Conservative MP for Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatchewan Garnett Genuis and Liberal MP for Scarborough-Guildwood John McKay appear at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Sept. 17, 2024 in Ottawa.
In testimony at the inquiry, Mr. McKay called the China’s state security cyberattacks a “massive operation,” although he said House of Commons security assured him that the firewall on his parliamentary mobile was not breached. Mr. Genuis, who conversed with members of diaspora communities on both his personal and parliamentary mobile devices, said China had targeted his personal mobile device. He has no idea if that phone was compromised.
Mr. Genuis said he felt let down that neither the government nor the House of Commons alerted them about the Chinese cyberattacks. They found out from the executive director of IPAC after he was informed by the FBI. The inquiry also heard that the Canadian government provides zero cyber protection for personal smartphones MPs carry. It’s not uncommon for MPs to carry two devices, with one supplied by the House of Commons and the other a personal phone, a second target for hackers.
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