‘Made-in-Canada’ strategy needed for defence procurements following $406-million U.S. purchase for Ukraine: NDP critic

'Until the government gets put on a war footing, the defence industry isn’t going to be on a war footing,' says former defence minister David Pratt, a current defence lobbyist.

Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Jan. 10 that Canada would be purchasing a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System from the U.S. to donate to Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

January 17, 2023

Following the Canadian government's announcement of the $406-million planned purchase of an American National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to donate to Ukraine, the NDP's defence critic says she's hoping for greater planning from the federal government to ...

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