Feds’ promise for new minister leaves unanswered questions about streamlining defence procurement, say observers

Changing the Defence Production Act so that it transfers powers to a new minister won't necessarily create the promised single point of accountability, says Troy Crosby, a former top procurement official at National Defence.

Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr currently has oversight for the Defence Investment Agency tasked with overseeing major military acquisitions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

May 4, 2026

There are "more questions than answers" in the federal government's latest economic update for defence procurement, observers say, after the document signalled there will be a new minister to lead the multibillion-dollar investments in defence spending.

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