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Q&A | Canada’s ‘ambitious’ defence strategy and the ‘tough slog’ ahead, with Mark Norman

The Defence Industrial Strategy outlines a clear ‘ambition and intent,’ as well as efforts to ‘wean ourselves off of dependencies,’ particularly on the United States, says the former vice-chief of the defence staff.

Prime Minister Mark Carney released the long-awaited strategy on Feb. 17, outlining Canada’s goal to boost the share of defence procurement projects going to Canadian firms to 70 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

February 23, 2026

The Carney government’s Defence Industrial Strategy represents a clear “expression of ambition and intent” that should help this country build a resilient independent sector at a “critical juncture” in geopolitics, says Mark Norman, formerly Canada's second-highest...

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