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November 22, 2008 12:07:36 PM CST



Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

Posted Jun 17, 08 3:28 PM CDT in World Technology Business 

(Newser) – A move last month by the Canadian government to block the country's top space-tech firm from selling one of its divisions to a US buyer illustrates a tricky balancing act, Christopher Sands writes in the American: How far should Ottawa go to appease nationalist sentiment if it eats into economic benefits? The wariness, Sands notes, extends back to colonial days.

"Canada appears to be gambling that it can protect MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates without scaring off US investors and jeopardizing inflows of foreign direct investment into its defense technology sector," Sands writes. Sure, PM Stephen Harper could help boost confidence in Canada's space sector, "but he’s taking a significant risk" of hurting other industries or scaring off big US companies—and the Pentagon.

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The offices of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. are pictured in Richmond, Canada, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Richard Lam)
A woman enters the offices of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. in Richmond, Canada, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Richard Lam)
In a Thursday, May 29, 2008 file photo, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper delivers a speech on climate change in London.   (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
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