Stewart Beck: Sensible engagement with state-owned enterprises in Canada

The conversation around state-owned enterprises (SOEs) captures media attention in Canada. Most recently, the Chinese ambassador to Canada was quoted in a major Canadian daily calling it “immoral” for Canadians to oppose takeovers of their companies by Chinese government-controlled businesses, and further decrying national security scrutiny of these acquisitions. ‘Immoral’ is a strong word, and certainly not one that, as a former diplomat, I would use to encourage an acce