Need anons to dig on ITF technologies.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/csis-department-of-national-defence-warned-ottawa-on-china-deal/article33699963/
ITF, formerly Avensys, is a leader in "fibre-laser" technology that is used in telecommunications, data communications and industrial applications. Its website no longer displays information on military applications of its products, but an archived version of the site from 2015 shows ITF was offering "a range of robust, high-power components" that are military-grade for the defence market.
Sources familiar with the 2015 national-security assessment said that, in this case, it would not be possible for the buyer to take steps that would reduce or eliminate negative consequences of the transaction, which the government calls "mitigation." The only option was for O-Net to unwind the takeover of ITF.
The security assessment did not elaborate on its reference to military use of laser technology. Directed-energy weapons using fibre lasers are part of what analysts describe as a growing market, and the leading companies are in North America.