Alberta a key partner in Canada’s defence shift

If Ottawa meaningfully partners with Alberta's growing aerospace and defence sector, and Canada’s other defence innovation hubs, it will go a long way to making the new industrial strategy a success.

Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, pictured, and the Defence Investment Agency CEO Doug Guzman have a monumental task in front of them, writes Martin Green.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARTIN GREEN

May 15, 2026

I had the privilege to attend Chatham House rules dinners in Edmonton and Calgary recently with diverse defence and dual-use senior executives and experts. These discussions provided two of the best-informed conversations I have had on the imperative of Canada’s defence mi...

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