Charles Burton, a scholar on China, has cautioned that subjecting Chinese state-owned enterprises to increased scrutiny during foreign takeovers of Canadian businesses will not eliminate the threat of strategic loss to the communist regime. Burton, a senior fellow at the MacDonald-Laurier Institute, told the House of Commons industry and technology committee that all Chinese global corporations are closely integrated with the People’s Republic of China’s party-state, military, security apparatus, and corporate structures. He also highlighted the case of telecoms company Huawei, and suggested that any foreign investment from China should be subject to the strictest national security tests. The comments were part of the committee’s study of Bill C-34, which seeks to revise the Investment Canada Act to better safeguard the nation’s economic interests. Jim Balsilie, former Blackberry CEO and chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators, further recommended that the government should grant itself the legislative authority to unwind prior investments, partnerships, mergers, or acquisitions deemed critical to the country’s prosperity and security.