Christian Leuprecht, a professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, said the order to dissolve the companies likely has something to do with the transfer of illicit technology to countries such as China, Russia or Iran, especially since the two companies are involved in drone technology defence.
He noted that Canada is a world leader in drone technology, which has military applications. The anti-drone technology can also used to safeguard air traffic lanes and prevent drones from dropping contraband into prisons.
“For this government to move on these two companies here suggests to me that their activities weren’t just on the margin of debatable or questionable,” said Leuprecht, an expert and author on security and defence who has testified as an expert witness before parliamentary committees.