New cabinet position coming for defence procurement, new funding for Ukraine announced
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is creating a new cabinet-level defence procurement minister and allocating $2.3 billion for Ukraine training and military support, including a three-year extension of Operation Unifier and $300 million in military aid. The government will also establish the Defence Investment Agency as a standalone entity with enhanced procurement powers, funded with $103 million, and invest over $110 million to counter foreign interference. Additional funding is being directed to enforce supply chain rules against forced and child labour, amid U.S. scrutiny of Canada’s import controls. These measures are part of a broader push to increase defence spending, with Canada now spending 2% of GDP on defence for the first time in about 35 years.
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Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, steps off a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules plane with Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr as he arrives in Bardufoss, Norway, on March 13.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountPrime Minister Mark Carney is creating a new cabinet post for defence procurement, the government announced in a spring economic update Tuesday, which also unveiled $2.3-billion in training and support for Ukraine and more than $110-million to fight foreign interference.The government did not immediately say whether Stephen Fuhr, currently Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, would be the person appointed as minister.The Carney government said it plans to…
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