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“This solution follows MDA's other mission-critical solutions currently supporting the ISS, which includes most recently the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (Dextre)”

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said Tuesday its Montreal operation has won a US$21-million contract from the Boeing Co. via CBC News

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“I have confirmed my initial decision that I am not satisfied that ATK's proposed acquisition of the Information Systems Business of MDA would likely be of net benefit to Canada. I reached this decision after an extensive and rigorous review process”

The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, today wrote to Alliant Techsystems Inc. via Space Ref

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“With the $1.3-billion asset sale dead... potential unusual losses to report, HIPs implementation delays or worse, we see no reason to own the stock”

- Ottawa's confirmation it will block the $1.3-billion sale of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.'s (TSX:MDA) space division, coupled with a slowdown in the real estate sector where the company concentrates its other business, spells tough times ahead for the Vancouver-based firm, analysts say.

Some have slapped a "sell" rating on the stock, believing MDA's future has dimmed, while others said the company has a strong balance sheet and will simply have to tread water until it can update its business plan. Read more

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“That's not part of the process that I followed in terms of reviewing the transaction.”

The Conservative government is set to confirm a final decision on whether Canada's biggest space technology firm will be sold to an American buyer. via CBC News

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“We have tried non-ownership-related partnerships and although they could satisfy shareholder return, they would not provide a long-term sustainable solution for our employees.”

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has for months argued that selling its space division to an American company is essential if MDA is to land lucrative American defence contracts. via The Globe and Mail

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“What we need is a top-down national space policy.”

Hailed as a triumph for Canadian sovereignty, the federal government's decision to block the proposed sale of key units of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. via CBC News

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A top executive with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates says the company hasn't given up efforts to sell its space division to U.S.-based Alliant Techsystems Inc. via Sympatico Finance

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The following companies may have unusual price changes in Canadian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close. via Bloomberg.com

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“The concern is that, once this satellite is owned by a U.S. company, American legislation on remote-sensing satellites would constrain the company in terms of what it could do to fulfill any obligations it might have to the Canadian government”

Alliant Techsystems Inc. executives will descend on Parliament Hill Monday in a last-ditch attempt to persuade Ottawa to lift its veto of the U.S. company's $1.3-billion takeover of a key part of Canada's ... via The Globe and Mail

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The following shares are having unusual price changes in Canada today. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names, and prices are as of 10:15 a.m. in Toronto. via Bloomberg.com

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