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A defence industrial policy is a good offence

Canada could revisit its industrial policy and consider a new defence, dual-use, industrial policy. This would take advantage of the government’s already-announced commitment to ramp defence spending up to five per cent of GDP over the next decade.

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BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN
August 14, 2025

Opinion | BY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN | August 14, 2025

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