Aecon

Aecon does not rue missing out on international opportunities it might have had if taken over by a Chinese state-owned construction firm

Aecon’s stock price has moved sharply higher following second-quarter earnings

Half a year into the federal government’s review of the takeover of Aecon by a Chinese state-owned construction firm, the implications for business and the global world order loom larger than ever.

Foreign capital has been paramount to building Canada, but in the competition to attract ongoing international investment, Canada is at a crossroads.

A brief review of Chinese SOE activity in Australia highlights the potentially undesirable implications for Canada.

It’s up the Trudeau government to determine if Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) CCCI’s purchase of construction giant Aecon is of net benefit to Canada.