Feds order Chinese tech firm to close Canadian operations over national security
The federal government is ordering a Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems to shutter its Canadian business and leave the country over national security concerns.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says in a post on X that the orders issues to Hikvision Canada Inc. are the result of a national security review under the Investment Canada Act.
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