Treasury Board president Mona Fortier announced that the short-video app will be removed from and unavailable to download on public service-controlled phones starting Tuesday after a review by the chief information officer found it “presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security.” The National Post first reported news of the ban. (National Post)

Talking point: Fortier said there’s no proof of any breaches; the move is a precaution because “TikTok’s data collection methods provide considerable access to the contents of the phone.” TikTok spokesperson Danielle Morgan called it “curious” that the Canadian government made the move “without citing any specific security concern or contacting us with questions” and “only after similar bans” in the U.S. and EU. “Singling out” the platform won’t help protect Canadians’ privacy and security and prevents “officials from reaching the public” on it, she said. TikTok parent ByteDance has rejected suggestions that the Chinese state can access users’ data. While there aren’t any bureaucratic influencers of note in Ottawa, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP counterpart Jagmeet Singh both have had active, verified accounts on the youth-frequented platform.