How to build a made-in-Canada military | The Current

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Prime Minister Mark Carney is pledging to buy 70 per cent of the country’s military gear here at home within a decade. That’s promising news for Canadian companies like Kraken Robotics, a marine technology company founded in Newfoundland. But experts say the change won’t be easy. We speak with Bernard Mills, the executive vice-president of defence at Kraken Robotics; David Perry, president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute think-tank; and Erin O’Toole, former Conservative Party leader, a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, and a distinguished fellow specializing in international trade at the Hudson Institute.

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