Parliamentarians say Ottawa never informed them of targeting by Beijing-linked hackers


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Open this photo in gallery: Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 19.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press A group of Canadian MPs and senators who belong to an international parliamentary alliance critical of the Chinese government say the FBI recently informed their organization that many in their ranks were targeted by hackers linked to Beijing. They say the Canadian government never told them of this People’s Republic of China (PRC) cyberattack despite the fact that the Federal Bureau of Investigation passed...