The Liberals appear to be branding procurement as Canadian in name only. Some of the production or the final assembly may happen here, but the ownership may not be and strategic benefits of taxpayer-funded investments may flow elsewhere.
For example, you mentioned earlier that the Liberals announced a $300-million rifle order with Colt Canada, and Colt Canada is owned by the Colt CZ Group. It's a Czech multinational, but the Liberal government is going to say this qualifies as buy Canadian because it's under its vague influx definition.
Is there a risk that the Liberal defence industrial strategy will become a capture mechanism for established foreign multinationals, rather than establishing a real launch pad for Canadian-owned firms?
