Canada's Trudeau government is unlikely to scuttle a Chinese construction firm's $1.19-billion takeover offer for Aecon Group, the country's largest publicly traded construction company, according to one industry analyst. The government is seeking new free-trade ties with China but has pledged to review any potential security issues stemming from a bid by China Communications Construction Co. (CCCC) for Aecon, which works in the domestic nuclear sector. Aecon is part of a joint venture with SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. that last year won a $2.17-billion contract on the Darlington nuclear plant in Toronto. The deal also could become an issue in renegotiation of NAFTA. Aecon says the all-cash deal will allow it new capital access to bid larger projects in Canada, often against foreign competitors.