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The $144.9 million earmarked in the 2019 budget for cybersecurity of Canada’s critical infrastructure still hasn’t been put to use after two years, despite warnings that systems such as energy grids and telecom networks could be targeted by hostile actors.
The 2019 budget outlined the money would be spent over five years “to protect Canada’s critical cyber systems including in the finance, telecommunications, energy and transport sectors.” The funding was dependent on new legislation to “introduce a new critical cyber systems framework,” which still hasn’t materialized.
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