Liberals’ defence industrial strategy expected to be released next week

Ottawa Citizen: But there has been growing frustration among some Canadian defence firms that the Canadian military leadership is ignoring Carney’s call to decrease reliance on U.S. suppliers. Canadian military leaders are extremely close to their U.S. counterparts and despite the prime minister’s direction have advocated for increased ties to the Americans and even more U.S.-built equipment.

Some industry representatives have also questioned whether McGuinty has been a strong enough advocate for Canadian firms and products…