Category Archives: Telecom
Crown says it was reasonable for border screening before Meng’s arrest
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says it was entirely reasonable for border officers to question Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou before her arrest at Vancouver's airport in 2018. Diba Majzub told the B.C. Supreme Court that Meng's arri...
Wind Mobile founder says Rogers-Shaw deal threatens hope of any real competition
TORONTO — Rogers, Bell and Telus will never face real competition unless Canada makes big changes to the telecommunications industry, Wind Mobile founder Anthony Lacavera says. Lacavera built Wind into Canada's fourth-largest wireless business from its...
Meng’s lawyers haven’t established ‘necessary prejudice’ to justify stay: Crown
VANCOUVER — There was "nothing nefarious" about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's request that Canadian officials seize Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's electronic devices, a lawyer for Canada's attorney general said Tuesday. Diba Majzub told the B...
Meng’s lawyer urges judge to turf Mountie’s claim that he didn’t share info with FBI
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says a retired Mountie's refusal to testify in the extradition case adds weight to an argument that the officer shared information about her devices with U.S. investigators. Scott Fenton told a B.C...
Electronic device numbers were ‘gateway’ to Meng’s private information: lawyer
VANCOUVER — Serial numbers associated with Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's electronic devices were a "gateway" to her private information and were improperly obtained by the RCMP to appease the United States, one of her lawyers said Friday. Scott Fent...
Officials had a ‘flagrant’ disregard for Meng’s rights, her lawyers tell court
VANCOUVER — Canadian and U.S. officials involved in the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou failed, "at times miserably," in their duties to act honourably and with regard for her rights, one of her lawyers argued Wednesday. Tony Paisana made the
B.C. judge says evidence in Meng case fit for trial, not extradition effort
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a bid by Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to admit additional sworn testimonies from employees of the telecom giant as evidence in her extradition case. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes says in a ...
User-generated content not a target of Broadcast Act changes, says heritage minister
OTTAWA — The minister responsible for making changes to Canada's broadcasting laws says legislation he introduced recently does not target user-generated online content.Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault told a House of Commons committee Monday the ai...
CRTC says cancellation fee protections apply to three-year device plans
GATINEAU, Que. — The CRTC says that consumers with smartphone-financing plans of three years or longer will be protected by a policy that caps cancellation fees. Since 2019, Canada's major mobile phone carriers have increasingly offered plans that sepa...
Meng’s defence team argues for admission of evidence to bolster its case
VANCOUVER — Staff at international bank HSBC were well aware of telecom giant Huawei's control of another company whose business in Iran lies at the heart of fraud allegations against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, the British Columbia Supreme Court he...