Liberals’ recycled plan to fix ‘badly busted’ defence procurement can take root in Trump era, say experts

But the political imperative to act is stronger today than it has been since the Cold War, says former federal Liberal defence minister David Pratt, and John McKay says Carney's idea may be recycled but defence has become a big priority in the public's eye.
Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to overhaul Canada's problem-plagued defence procurement through a new agency that would centralize procurement.

Amid mounting American trade threats and global instability, Prime Minister Mark Carney recycled the Liberal promise of overhauling Canada’s problem-plagued military procurement system through a new centralized agency. That pledge, floated repeatedly over the past two deca...

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