OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada confirmed on Friday that it would
block the proposed US$1.325 billion sale of sensitive Canadian
satellite technology to U.S. rocket-maker Alliant Techsystems
Inc
Canada initially halted the deal a month ago -- in part because it feared it might lose control of top-secret images -- but gave Alliant Tech a month to appeal.
Industry Minister Jim Prentice said in a statement that he
still felt the proposed sale by MacDonald Dettwiler and
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(Reporting by Louise Egan; editing by Rory Channing)
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