Canada welcomes Chinese investment, including in the oilsands, he told a conference call from Beijing — a departure from the previous Conservative policy of keeping state-owned-enterprises out of Canada’s energy sector. OTTAWA—As Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr explores avenues in China to expand foreign investment in the oilsands, his government is being accused of allowing Chinese takeovers of Canadian firms with little regard for national security. “We always have and always will protect our national security,” Bains said Thursday in question period. It approved the sale in March; Bains said there were conditions imposed on the deal to protect national security. “This government continues to put our national security at risk by allowing the Chinese unprecedented access to key, sensitive technology that compromises our national security,” Khatchadourian said.

Source: thestar June 08, 2017 21:11 UTC