‘Opportunity of a generation’ to spur R&D through federal procurement policies, defence lobby group says

“To our understanding, Canada is the only G-7 nation without a defence industrial policy. While we will be looking to other countries, or we suggest looking to other countries as models, we definitely want to make sure that everyone understands that a defence industrial policy would be a ‘madein-Canada’ one.” — CHRISTYN CIANFARANI, PRESIDENT OF THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY INDUSTRIES