Making defence procurement part of innovation agenda has detractors and fans

Critics warn against letting 'the fox essentially guard the hen house,' in terms of letting defence companies have too much control over defence-procurement policies.
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan would have supporters and opponents to any move to make defence procurement part of Canada's overall innovation strategy.
The defence industry’s proposal to change the country’s procurement strategy to better encourage innovation is opposed by some industry analysts, though some experts say it could work. “A made-in-Canada defence industrial policy would help the government better connect and coordinate its ex...

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