Fix procurement processes, and integrate research and defence ecosystems in order to encourage dual-use tech development, witnesses tell House Science Committee

Slow and fragmented processes to turn ideas into usable solutions means homegrown firms look abroad for clients, while Canada has to rely on foreign production, says Jean Belzile of the École de technologie supérieure.

The House Science and Research Committee, chaired by Liberal MP Salma Zahid, left, began its study on dual-use technologies on May 5. Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed, centre, and Conservative MP Tony Baldinelli are members of the committee. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY TESSIE SANCI

May 10, 2026

Canada isn’t lacking in defence research, but is lacking a cohesive ecosystem that allows ideas to move efficiently from testing to deployment of new tools and equipment, multiple witnesses told the House Science and Research Committee last week.

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