Federal government has failed to champion Canada’s aerospace sector—and not just during COVID-19

A national aerospace strategy is needed to address the challenges faced by the Canadian aerospace sector before the pandemic struck, and the novel challenges that have arisen due to COVID-19, writes MP Matt Jeneroux.

Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured Nov. 17, 2020, on the Hill. Canada’s aerospace industry is a huge economic driver—in 2018, the industry had $31-billion in revenues and supported more than 200,000 jobs, writes Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE MP MATT JENEROUX

November 30, 2020

Canada’s aerospace sector has been increasingly in the news during COVID-19, but the federal government has been failing to champion our country’s highly innovative and reputable aerospace sector long before now. We have an ...

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