Candian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a major defence partnership with General Dynamics in London, Ontario, committing nearly $2 billion to procure 190 new armoured combat vehicles for the Canadian Armed Forces. The investment will expand Canada's fleet to approximately 550 armoured vehicles, strengthening military readiness and supporting domestic defence manufacturing. Carney said the initiative reflects Canada's goal of enhancing its defence capabilities and reducing reliance on foreign suppliers. The procurement is expected to boost the country's defence industry while ensuring the armed forces are better equipped to meet evolving security challenges at home and with NATO allies.
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00:00Over the past year, Canada has been strengthening our ability to defend ourselves at home,
00:06to protect North America, to support our allies.
00:11The Canadian Armed Forces are deployed now across a single, very large crescent
00:18that runs from our Arctic across the European High North, down through the Baltics to Latvia.
00:25In the Canadian Arctic, we now have 365-day, year-round presence on land, sea, air, and space.
00:36Our forces are working with Nordic partners under the NATO umbrella
00:40to provide collective defence in the High North, including on exercises such as cold response.
00:47And in Latvia recently, just last week actually,
00:51the Minister of National Defence and I announced that we are extending and expanding our leadership role,
00:59protecting NATO's eastern flank, literally on the front line with Russia through Operation Reassurance.
01:07Now, that presence, that service, that sacrifice of the women and men of our armed forces
01:13must be matched by best-in-class capabilities, because the world's changed.
01:20Les régimes autoritaires s'affirment de plus en plus.
01:25Nous faisons face à des menaces grandissantes
01:28que l'on pense à l'incursion dans l'Arctique canadien ou aux cyberattaques.
01:36Ajoutons à ce que la nature de la guerre change rapidement
01:41à cause de la prolifération des drones, de systèmes autonomes et de missiles hypersoniques.
01:47And in this more dangerous and divided world,
01:51la leadership canadienne sera definie non seulement par la strength de nos valeurs,
01:57mais aussi par la valeur de nos valeurs.
01:59Cette strength doit être modernisée, renforcée et construite pour la fin.
02:05C'est la conviction, derrière notre annoncement juste la semaine dernière,
02:09in Halifax, to procure up to 12 submarines from Germany's TKMS,
02:15the largest defense procurement in Canadian history.
02:19C'est la conviction, derrière notre décision de procurer
02:23la P-8 Poseidon Maritime patroled aircraft.
02:26La même conviction, deploying les premiers de 15 river-class destroyers,
02:31contractant l'Arctique-over-the-horizon radar system,
02:35acquiring new long-range precision-strike capabilities
02:40and establishing a secure, sovereign, low-earth-orbit communications constellation.
02:48And it's the same conviction behind today's announcement.
02:52L'Armée canadienne a besoin de nouveaux véhicules
02:57parce qu'elle est de plus en plus présente au pays et à l'étranger.
03:03Les véhicules qui sont conçus pour durer,
03:09avec les capacités de prochaines générations
03:12qui viennent renforcer notre flotte vieillissante.
03:17Conçus pour protéger,
03:19avec un blindage de pointe pour protéger nos soldats au combat
03:24et conçus pour l'avenir,
03:28avec des technologies pouvant répondre aux contraintes de la guerre mondaine.
03:35The Canadian Armed Forces need a new fleet of vehicles
03:39to support their operation,
03:41not just today, but for decades to come.
03:43And to that end,
03:45Minister McGuinty and I are proud to announce
03:48the launch of a new strategic partnership
03:51with General Dynamics Land Systems Canada.
03:55It's through this partnership,
03:57our government,
03:58and this is one aspect of the partnership,
04:00let me be clear,
04:01but through this partnership,
04:02our government will invest nearly $2 billion
04:05over four years
04:07to build and deliver
04:09190 armoured combat support vehicles,
04:13expanding our fleet
04:14to 550 vehicles.
04:29And as the people in this room
04:31and those you represent know,
04:33these vehicles are designed
04:34to keep soldiers protected,
04:37mobile,
04:37and mission ready
04:38in the most demanding environments.
04:41For decades,
04:42GDLS Canada
04:43has made vehicles
04:44that supported the CAF
04:46on military bases
04:48across our country,
04:50in Afghanistan,
04:51in Latvia,
04:52and also,
04:53as we just announced last week,
04:56the provision of another 35 vehicles
04:59to Ukraine
05:00to help defend themselves
05:02against Russia.
05:04And thank you.
05:13And the new fleet order
05:15that we're announcing today
05:16will continue that legacy,
05:18serving our women and men
05:19in uniform at bases
05:20across the country.
05:22Every single one,
05:23every single one
05:24will be built right here
05:26at GDLS Canada's factory,
05:28right here in London.
05:30Our new partnership
05:32with GDLS Canada
05:33will create and sustain
05:36over 6,000 high-paying Canadian jobs
05:39every year
05:40over the next eight years.
05:48There's more.
05:50There's more because behind every vehicle
05:53is an entire supply chain
05:55of Canadian ingenuity,
05:57skill, and craftsmanship.
05:59Technicians at Ryan Manufacturing
06:02in Richmond, Ontario,
06:03who build the military-grade cable
06:04and wire harness assemblies
06:06that power these vehicles
06:08and keep them connected.
06:10Steelworkers at Interpro
06:11in Regina, Saskatchewan,
06:13who produce advanced armor
06:15that helps protect our troops.
06:17The engineers at Thalys
06:19in Saint-Laurent,
06:21who design the thermal imaging systems
06:24that allow our soldiers
06:25to operate in the toughest conditions.
06:27The electricians at IMP Aerospace and Defense
06:30in Enfield, Nova Scotia,
06:32who build the specialized components
06:34that keep these vehicles mission-ready,
06:37and many, many more.
06:40All of those parts,
06:42each crafted intricately,
06:44built by Canadians
06:45from British Columbia to Nova Scotia,
06:47arrive here
06:48on the London factory floor
06:50where workers,
06:52skilled workers,
06:53turn them into advanced armored combat vehicles.
06:56And that's part of the core strength
06:58of GDLS Canada
06:59because they work
07:01across this entire supply chain.
07:04In fact,
07:05this company already supports
07:06well more than 10,000 jobs nationwide,
07:10above and beyond that 6,000
07:12expected to be created
07:13by this partnership.
07:15Congratulations.
07:23So, to the workers here,
07:26you have the women and men
07:28of the Canadian Armed Forces
07:29and our allies relying on you.
07:31And you also have workers
07:32and families across the country
07:34relying on you.
07:35You should feel very, very proud
07:38of what you're accomplishing.
07:48And in a more dangerous world
07:50and more divided,
07:51Canada must double the efforts
07:54to ensure
07:55their defense,
07:57preserve
07:58their sovereignty
07:59and support
08:00their allies.
08:02And
08:02they must do it
08:04by investing
08:05in Canadian workers,
08:07Canadian steel
08:08and the manufacturing sector
08:09and the manufacturing sector.
08:11It's like that
08:12we're going to build
08:14a stronger Canadian economy
08:15and more resilient economy.
08:16more independent,
08:17and more resilient.
08:18youngs.
08:19Now,
08:21today's announcement
08:22is an exemplar
08:24of our defense industrial
08:26strategy in action.
08:28This is a bold plan
08:29to get our armed forces
08:31what they need,
08:31when they need it,
08:33to scale Canadian defense companies
08:35and to put hundreds
08:36of billions of dollars
08:37that we need
08:39to protect ourselves
08:40and our allies,
08:41but to put those hundreds
08:42of billions of dollars
08:43to work
08:44in strategic sectors
08:45of our economy.
08:47We have a simple framework,
08:49build,
08:49partner,
08:50buy.
08:51First and foremost,
08:53we're focused
08:53on building in Canada,
08:55directing procurement
08:56to Canadian firms
08:57that have
08:58what we call
08:59sovereign capabilities.
09:00This is what
09:01we're talking about,
09:03this is what we're doing
09:03here today
09:04with GDLS Canada.
09:06Now,
09:07there will be
09:08many cases
09:09where we don't have
09:10all those capabilities
09:11here in Canada.
09:12So,
09:12we look to partner,
09:14partner with trusted allies.
09:16And that's what we're doing
09:17with an announcement
09:18we made in May,
09:19when we're entering
09:21into negotiations
09:22to procure
09:22SOB's
09:24Global Eye
09:25surveillance aircraft.
09:26It's an early warning
09:27and control system
09:29that helps detect
09:30and deter threats
09:31across our Arctic
09:32and beyond.
09:33That contract
09:35includes a commitment
09:36to support
09:363,000 Canadian jobs
09:38and to ensure
09:40that one-third
09:41of the projected fleet,
09:43the global fleet
09:44of the Global Eye,
09:45not just the Canadian order,
09:47is manufactured
09:48here in Canada.
09:49That fleet's already
09:50expanded
09:51with the announcement
09:51by NATO
09:52that the Alliance
09:53will use
09:55the Global Eye
09:56as its preferred aircraft.
09:59Now,
09:59when it's not feasible,
10:01and these cases
10:02will happen as well,
10:03when it's not feasible
10:04to build a partner,
10:06Canada is buying equipment
10:07from allies,
10:09but with clear conditions
10:10that spurs reinvestment
10:12into our defense
10:14industrial base.
10:15that's the strategy
10:17behind the submarine procurement.
10:19And as one example,
10:20as a condition
10:21of that contract,
10:22100% of the value
10:25of the investment
10:25must be matched
10:26here in Canada.
10:28By design,
10:29that process
10:30will have,
10:32by far,
10:33the greatest economic impact
10:35right here
10:36in Canada.
10:47And I want to say
10:48a few words
10:48about another aspect
10:50of today's announcement,
10:51the strategic partnership framework,
10:52because this is another way
10:54in which we're building
10:56a stronger
10:57Canadian defense industry.
10:59That strategic partnership framework
11:01will help strengthen
11:03Canada's defense industrial base
11:05through long-term,
11:07predictable partnerships
11:08with the best
11:09in Canadian industry.
11:10Through this framework,
11:12we're creating a pathway
11:13for Canadian companies
11:14like GDLS Canada
11:16to work more closely
11:18with our government
11:19to build
11:20those sovereign capabilities.
11:22The armored vehicles,
11:23the drones,
11:24the icebreakers,
11:26the equipment
11:27that our armed forces needs.
11:31Companies selected
11:32as strategic partners
11:34commit to invest
11:35in Canadian research
11:36and development,
11:37the kind of R&D
11:38that happens right here,
11:39to grow domestic supply chains,
11:41the kind of supply chains
11:42that GDLS Canada has,
11:45and hire Canadian workforce
11:48and wherever possible
11:50union workforce.
11:52And I want to give a shout-out
11:53to Unifor
11:54for their contribution.
12:03And what happens in return
12:05is that the federal government
12:06will act as an anchor customer,
12:09will accelerate approvals,
12:10and will open doors
12:11to new export markets.
12:13Commitment's simple.
12:15When Canadian companies
12:16build for Canada,
12:18Canada will build
12:19right alongside them.
12:21We launched this framework
12:23less than two months ago
12:24at CANSEC.
12:25And today,
12:26we're announcing,
12:27as you know,
12:28GDLS Canada
12:28will be our first
12:29strategic partner.
12:39that's the kind of decisive
12:42and quick action
12:43that Canadians expect
12:44and this moment demands.
12:46now,
12:48it's been nearly 50 years
12:50right here in London
12:51that GDLS Canada
12:52began building vehicles
12:55that has carried Canada's strength
12:57around the world.
12:58Vehicles that turn
12:59Canadian steel and ingenuity
13:01into Canadian security.
13:03Today,
13:03we're renewing that strength.
13:05We're ensuring
13:05it's built in Canada
13:07by Canadians.
13:07We're going to reinvest
13:10to rebuild
13:11and re-armer
13:12the Canadian forces.
13:14We're giving
13:16members of our armed forces
13:19the most important
13:20salary increase
13:22since one generation,
13:25because their remuneration
13:27must be
13:27at the height
13:28of their responsibilities.
13:30We've already reached
13:33the 2% objective
13:35fixé par l'OTAN
13:37en matière
13:37des dépenses militaires
13:38pour la première fois
13:39depuis la chute
13:40du mur du Belin.
13:43Et cet objectif
13:44ne constitue
13:45pas un plafond
13:46pour les investissements
13:47du Canada
13:48dans le domaine
13:49de la défense,
13:50mais plutôt
13:51une référence.
13:53Notre cadre budgétaire
13:55prévoit déjà
13:56des mesures
13:57visant à consacrer
13:594% de notre PIB
14:01à la défense
14:02d'ici la fin
14:05de cette décennie.
14:06Nous avons également
14:07lancé
14:08la toute première
14:09stratégie
14:10industrielle
14:10de défense
14:11du Canada
14:11et mis
14:13sur pied
14:14l'agence
14:15de l'investissement
14:16pour la défense
14:17afin de réduire
14:18les délais,
14:19de renforcer
14:20les partenariats
14:22et de répondre
14:23aux besoins
14:25de nos forces armées
14:26et de notre économie.
14:30Canada
14:30is stepping up
14:31to protect
14:32ourselves
14:33and our allies.
14:34And if we're
14:35going to deter
14:35Russian aggression
14:37in the Baltic states
14:38and across Europe,
14:39if we're going
14:40to ensure
14:41a just and lasting
14:42peace in Ukraine,
14:43if we are
14:44to assert
14:45our full sovereignty
14:46in the Arctic,
14:47and if we're
14:48to defend
14:49and promote
14:50our values
14:50of freedom,
14:52democracy,
14:53peace,
14:54we must do so
14:56from a position
14:57of strength.
14:58If we want
14:59a stronger world,
15:01if we want
15:02a safer world,
15:03we need
15:03a stronger Canada.
15:06Every...
15:14Let me finish
15:16with this.
15:17Every day,
15:18the women
15:18and men
15:19serving
15:19in the Canadian
15:20Armed Forces
15:21make Canada stronger.
15:22They deserve
15:24the very best
15:25equipment
15:25that this country
15:26can build.
15:27And the very best
15:28this country
15:29can build
15:30is made
15:31right here
15:32at GDLS Canada.
15:34Thank you
15:34for what you do,
15:35and I look forward
15:36to your questions.
16:00Hello, sir.
16:01Nathaniel Dove
16:02from Global News.
16:03Prime Minister,
16:03we're looking
16:03for more information
16:04on the deal
16:05to open
16:05the Gordie Howe Bridge.
16:06Canada spent
16:07$6.4 billion
16:09to build it.
16:10Is the Canadian
16:11debt repayment
16:12on the bridge
16:13included
16:14as it expenses
16:14before profits
16:16are split
16:16with the U.S.?
16:17Well,
16:18let me say,
16:19first of all,
16:20that we're very
16:21pleased
16:21that the prospect
16:23of the bridge
16:23reopening later
16:24this month
16:25or opening
16:26later this month.
16:27This is good
16:28for Canada,
16:28good for the United States,
16:30both in the short term
16:31and the long term.
16:33What we have
16:34with the agreement
16:34with the U.S.
16:36is as follows.
16:37And let me start
16:38with what it isn't.
16:40It's not splitting
16:41the tolls
16:42of the bridge.
16:43It is an agreement
16:45for 15 years
16:46to split
16:47net revenues.
16:49Splitting of tolls,
16:51any sharing
16:51of the toll revenue
16:52won't happen
16:53until all
16:55of the debt
16:56is repaid.
16:58We will split
16:59net revenues
17:00over the course
17:01of the first
17:0115 years.
17:02And those net revenues
17:03are after operational costs.
17:05So it's manning
17:06the toll boost,
17:07it's maintenance,
17:09it's snow removal,
17:10a series of other
17:11operational costs.
17:14We expect
17:15that after those costs
17:16for the first few years,
17:18net revenues
17:19will be modest.
17:20In fact,
17:21we expect them
17:21to be negative
17:22as traffic ramps up.
17:25So negative
17:26to modest
17:26in the first few years.
17:28And what's been designed
17:29is an alignment
17:31of incentives
17:32so that when
17:33the splitting begins,
17:35all of the portions
17:37that go to the U.S.
17:39government
17:39will be reinvested
17:40in economic development,
17:42regional economic development
17:44in the area,
17:45the U.S. side
17:46of the area,
17:47obviously,
17:47which is pro-cyclical.
17:49It reinforces,
17:50you know,
17:51more traffic,
17:52more traffic,
17:53higher revenues,
17:54more investment,
17:55and that's the way
17:56it moves forward.
17:58The underlying agreement
18:00that we have
18:01with Michigan
18:03remains the same.
18:04and so
18:07no sharing of tolls
18:08until all the debt
18:09is repaid.
18:11So it's a good deal
18:12for both sides.
18:13It gets things moving
18:14and, you know,
18:15that's in the spirit
18:16of today's announcement,
18:17which is to get things moving.
18:19Are you able to provide
18:20more information
18:21about the deal?
18:22Some sources are,
18:23to us and to Bloomberg
18:24and Reuters,
18:25are saying
18:25it's a 50% split,
18:27I guess,
18:27once the sharing
18:28starts happening.
18:29And if this is
18:30a Canadian project,
18:31why did you
18:32have to start giving?
18:33Why did you decide
18:34to start giving
18:35some of the revenue away?
18:37The first thing is
18:38you quoted
18:39the overall amount
18:40of the capital investment
18:42of the project
18:42around $6.5 billion.
18:45What we're talking about
18:46is very modest
18:47relative to the size of that.
18:49Okay?
18:49That's the first thing
18:50just to give sense.
18:51The second is that,
18:54because I'm going
18:55to repeat myself,
18:56but I think it's
18:56an important point,
18:57that it's aligned
18:58the incentives
18:59are aligned here
19:00because the reinvestment
19:02in regional economic
19:03development
19:04on the Michigan side,
19:05mainly the Michigan side,
19:06that's obviously
19:07good for Michigan,
19:08but it's also good
19:08for Canada
19:09because it's going
19:10to reinforce the traffic.
19:12So we see
19:12the incentive alignment
19:13is a reasonable discussion.
19:15It's a good deal,
19:16good deal for Canada,
19:17good for the U.S.,
19:18and it's great
19:18for both countries
19:19to have this bridge open
19:21and we're looking forward
19:21to being on it.
19:2250%?
19:23Next question.
19:27Mr. Prime Minister,
19:29Jerry DeJuan
19:29from CTV News, London.
19:31This region has
19:32among the highest
19:34unemployment levels
19:35of anywhere across
19:36the country.
19:37How are we looking
19:38to use this
19:39to address
19:39those concerns?
19:41Yeah, well,
19:42we're,
19:43and my caucus colleagues
19:45from the region
19:46are here.
19:46We are very focused
19:48on exactly this issue.
19:51Part of the answer
19:53is in today's announcement.
19:55It's providing
19:56not just the scale
19:58of the investment,
20:00but also the certainty
20:02of a partnership.
20:04So longer-term certainty,
20:05which, of course,
20:06is going to help
20:06GDLS invest
20:09and build out as well.
20:12And this is where
20:13some of the international travel
20:16that we've been doing,
20:17the international meetings
20:18we've had,
20:19the deepening
20:20of our partnership
20:20with NATO,
20:21our agreement,
20:22for example,
20:23with Europe
20:23to be part
20:24of their defense procurement,
20:26the work we're doing
20:27with Gulf allies.
20:28This is where
20:29it starts to come together
20:31because it reinforces
20:32the efforts
20:33of the company
20:35to,
20:36which has always been
20:37very successful
20:38in exports.
20:39About 80%
20:39of the production
20:40goes for export
20:42from here.
20:43But it's reinforcing
20:44that opportunity
20:45in this more dangerous world.
20:46So that's a component
20:48in the defense sector,
20:50the defense industrial sector.
20:51At the same time,
20:53we need to help build out
20:56the supply chain
20:58in this sector
20:59and other sectors.
21:00So, for example,
21:02Minister McGinty
21:03through Windsor
21:04through here
21:05has been meeting with,
21:06I'll give an example.
21:07This is one of many examples,
21:08but with tool and dye makers
21:11in the region
21:12who can be suppliers
21:14more broadly
21:16as our industrial strategy
21:18moves forward.
21:19Of course, as well,
21:21we are working hard
21:23to get the right deal
21:24for Canada
21:25with the United States.
21:27We know they've changed
21:28their approach,
21:28but we're still negotiating
21:30with them
21:30on getting the right deal
21:31for that.
21:32And more broad diversification
21:34through reinvestment,
21:36through,
21:37we have something called
21:38the Regional Tariff Response Fund,
21:40which is going directly
21:41back in here
21:41where we're recycling
21:44the revenues
21:45from the tariffs
21:46into the region.
21:47So it needs
21:48to be comprehensive.
21:49We're very seized
21:50with the scale
21:51of the challenge.
21:55Last point I would just make
21:57if I would say
21:58there's a common thread
21:59to what we're doing
22:00is we're focusing
22:01on what we can control,
22:03not waiting for decisions
22:06out of Washington,
22:08but moving forward
22:09with Canadian solutions,
22:11solutions with other
22:12export partners
22:13that help create
22:15those longer-term,
22:16those good long-term jobs
22:17for the people
22:18of London and beyond.
22:19Most of the challenges
22:20in this region
22:21stem from challenges
22:22in manufacturing sector
22:23specifically.
22:25Is there anything
22:26more broadly
22:27that you can do
22:27to help overall
22:28manufacturing issues?
22:29Yeah.
22:30So one of the things
22:31that we've been doing
22:32and it's starting
22:33to come into place
22:35is we have changed
22:37the tax structure
22:38for investment
22:39in plant and equipment
22:40in manufacturing.
22:41In fact,
22:41not just plant and equipment,
22:42but basically
22:43all aspects
22:44of manufacturing.
22:45So we have now
22:48just passed through
22:49Parliament
22:50in recent months
22:51the most attractive
22:53tax rate
22:54on new investment
22:55for manufacturing
22:57writ large.
22:58so that means
22:59plant and equipment,
23:00it means R&D,
23:02it means your ICT
23:04or information technology
23:05components that come around.
23:07All of that is available
23:08for a super deduction,
23:10which is what it's called.
23:11But when you wrap
23:12that all together,
23:13it puts us in a position
23:15where the tax rate
23:16on investment
23:17in Canada
23:18is less than half
23:21the G7 average
23:22and four percentage points
23:24below the United States.
23:25So it now becomes
23:26very attractive.
23:27So we combine that
23:27with some of the other
23:28things we're doing
23:29and get the critical mass
23:31that way.
23:32Next question.
23:36Hi, Prime Minister.
23:37Jonathan Jukow
23:37from the London Free Press.
23:39I guess I just wanted
23:40to start by clarifying
23:41something you mentioned,
23:426,000 jobs
23:43for the next
23:45eight years
23:45across Canada
23:46for the investment
23:47that you guys are making
23:48in this project.
23:48I'm curious,
23:49are these additional
23:51new 6,000 jobs
23:52or, for example,
23:53are the employees
23:54hired by GDL's
23:55counted in that number?
23:58No, they're in that,
23:59but what we're getting
23:59is you get
24:01the certainty
24:02of those,
24:03you know,
24:03the folks here
24:04get the certainty.
24:05Yeah.
24:06That certainty,
24:08I mean,
24:09I speak under the control
24:10of those who are
24:11actually running
24:11the business,
24:13but I can tell you
24:14from my experience
24:15in business
24:15is that
24:16that certainty
24:19and the quality
24:19of the product
24:20and the relationships
24:22that we're building,
24:23Canada's building,
24:24the company has,
24:24but we're building
24:25internationally
24:26provides the platform
24:27for the export expansion
24:29and that's where
24:31you start to see
24:31the big increments,
24:32but the certainty
24:33cements those jobs
24:34and then the nature
24:36of the supply chain,
24:39what they built out,
24:41gets that extra
24:4110,000 across Canada.
24:43Okay.
24:44So in that case,
24:45is there a way
24:45to get sort of like
24:46a breakdown
24:46of what actually
24:47will be new jobs
24:48that are going
24:49to be generated?
24:50Because talking
24:50to many sectors,
24:51you're talking
24:52about the speed-off effect
24:53and the benefit
24:54that investment
24:54like this would have
24:55in other manufacturing
24:55companies and all of that,
24:56but talking to them,
24:59they're finding it hard
25:00to sort of like
25:01even get into
25:02be part of that supply chain.
25:03So it's not only
25:04like this investment
25:05expanding on its own
25:06right away,
25:07but I don't know
25:08if there are supports
25:09that they can get into
25:10that kind of thing.
25:11Yeah.
25:11Okay.
25:12So the core of your question
25:13is something,
25:16I thank you
25:17for the question
25:17because it gets
25:18to one of the key elements
25:20of a strategic
25:21partnership framework.
25:23Again,
25:24predictability,
25:25visibility of what
25:27the needs are going
25:28to be of the Canadian
25:29government,
25:29the Canadian Armed Forces,
25:30that can mean
25:31joint R&D,
25:33but also our ability
25:35through the Department
25:36of Industry,
25:37through the Department
25:37of National Defense,
25:39through RMPs
25:40and others
25:41to work with companies
25:43that will be part
25:44of that supply chain.
25:45I referenced
25:45one of the things
25:46that the Minister
25:47of National Defense
25:48has been doing,
25:49which Ministers
25:50of National Defense
25:51wouldn't have done
25:52in the past,
25:53but one of the things
25:54he's been doing
25:55is sitting down
25:56with companies,
25:58bringing together
26:02core companies
26:03that will be,
26:04either are likely
26:06to be strategic partners,
26:07so-called primes,
26:09with an emphasis
26:10on them being Canadian,
26:12obviously,
26:13and putting them
26:14in the room
26:15with potential
26:17potential suppliers
26:20that perhaps
26:21had supplied
26:22other aspects
26:23of manufacturing,
26:23could have been part
26:24of the broader
26:25auto industry
26:26manufacturing chain,
26:27and that's part
26:28of what we're doing.
26:29Now, these are businesses.
26:31They make their decisions
26:33accordingly,
26:34but providing
26:34that predictability,
26:36the scale of this
26:37is very large,
26:37what we have to do
26:38to protect Canadians,
26:39protect our allies,
26:40and then making
26:41those connections,
26:42all of that
26:43is part of
26:45that flywheel
26:46that we're creating,
26:47so predictability,
26:48more business,
26:49better understanding,
26:50and then building up.
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