QUESTION PERIOD — Public Safety
Social Media
March 11, 2026
Senator Moreau, this week, the Liberal government announced that TikTok is A-okay to invest in Canada again. It is likely no coincidence that this announcement comes only weeks after Prime Minister Carney met with Chinese President Xi. It must have been quite the meeting since, only a few years ago, the head of the FBI said that Beijing’s Communist regime controls the TikTok algorithm and uses it for “influence operations.” He also asserted that China could use this app to mine data useful for espionage. Because of the security concerns for Canada, the Liberal government banned the use of TikTok on government devices three years ago, but after Prime Minister Carney glad-handed his way through China, all of a sudden TikTok can maintain its Canadian operations.
Senator Moreau, is TikTok now allowed on Canadian government devices?
The Government of Canada has completed its national security review of TikTok Canada under the Investment Canada Act and has decided to permit the investment to proceed, subject to new legally binding conditions. These conditions align with a similar approach taken by the European Union and will better protect Canadians’ data and youth. This decision will also protect Canadian jobs, ensuring that TikTok Canada maintains a physical presence in Canada with a commitment to invest in its cultural sector. TikTok Canada will support the growth of Canadian creators, artists and cultural organizations while strengthening the protection and accessibility of Canadian cultural content in both official and Indigenous languages across Canada.
Your little page there didn’t have the answer to my question, which was: Is TikTok now allowed on Canadian government devices?
Senator Moreau, Canadians deserve an answer to that question as it involves tens of thousands of Canadian government devices. Also, if TikTok is safe enough for use by Canadians now, why is it not safe enough for use on government devices?
You seem to create a link between TikTok and the fact that Canada, because of the Prime Minister, has a new strategic partnership with China. There is no link. Canada and China agreed to work together on trade, agriculture and energy. If you disagree with that, talk to the canola producers and those in the fisheries who are putting lobster on the market, and I think you will have a better and very strong answer.
