"But in the spring of 1999, the U.S. State Department, which controls exports of U.S. munitions, unilaterally changed the rules for Canadian-based companies. The State Department claimed that Canada had become pretty lax in allowing individuals who were potential security risks to gain access to U.S. military technology."
The Spring of 1999???
Those of you in Canada can thank the Clinton Administration!!
All of this while Clinton's Commerce department was unloading defense secrets on China as fast as they could take it.