Canada orders dissolution of two firms, citing national security concerns


FILE PHOTO A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Ontario Canada March 22 2017. REUTERSChris WattieFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada ordered on Friday the dissolution of two technology companies' businesses in the country, citing national security concerns.

The companies, Bluvec Technologies Inc and Pegauni Technology Inc, were given the dissolution order and asked to cease all operations in the country under a law that governs foreign investments in Canada, according to a statement from the innovation ministry.


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