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Rempel Garner calls for transparency on any cellphone tracking 

Briefs | 03/25/2020 4:44 pm EDT
Conservative MP's Michelle Rempel Garner and Stephen Blaney react to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel's final report and recommendations to government at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Jan. 29, 2020./ Photo by Andrew Meade.

Conservative industry critic Michelle Rempel Garner said Wednesday that if the federal government uses cellphone location data to track the spread of COVID-19, it should be transparent about the process and work with the opposition to put in place safeguards.

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