Island Companies Could Dig in to Ottawa's Increased Defence Funding, Says P.E.I. Premier

Island companies could dig in to Ottawa's increased defence funding, says P.E.I. premier

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new defence industry strategy this week, and P.E.I.'s premier says the province will create an advisory panel to advise Island companies on how to take advantage of the billions in spending the plan contains.

Poilievre Says Ottawa’s Defence Industrial Strategy Too Heavy on Bureaucracy

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberal government’s new defence industrial strategy will create more government bureaucracy without adequately speeding up the procurement of military equipment. Poilievre told reporters on Feb. 17 that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s newly announced strategy “adds six new bureaucracies—agencies, councils, units, and other bureaucracies that will actually gum up and slow the system down.” Ottawa’s new …