This review will examine how language-of-work requirements have been applied and whether the current approach meets operational needs and respects the language rights of the Defence Team.
David McGuinty
The Public Record
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August 17, 2026
The question of what is part and parcel of that negotiation continues. And I am hopeful we will come to a successful outcome in due course.
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by number of sources“acquisition of that size would normally be a point of debate or dialog between two sovereign nations.”
“The safeguards that we’ve got in place now are significant. Our security and intelligence organizations have more than a watching brief on these kinds of activities.”
“We’re going to have to be vigilant. We have experience with this issue of the loss of intellectual property over time, for example, of Nortel previously.”
I was in the U.K. two weeks ago signing onto (GCAP) as an observer country. We think that that’s smart hockey.
Observer status will give Canada the opportunity to deepen its understanding of next-generation combat air capabilities, strengthen our industrial collaboration and contribute more closely to the partnerships that will define the future of…
I think the United States will be pleased to see that there are additional efforts going on right now.
Canada can’t afford to stand still and must be ready to defend its sovereignty and its allies.
If it gets to a level where they require a more direct and immediate support from the Canadian Armed Forces, like always, the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces will be there.
We can’t afford to stand still and must be ready to defend our sovereignty and our allies.
The minister for emergency preparedness is engaged and has been dialoguing for constant touch with the province now for probably two weeks in anticipation of what’s happening.
We’re on standby. Our personnel’s on standby. Equipment’s on standby. But we are helping under other authorities now to airlift people out, to move people out.
We're growing our economy, we're making major investments in the defense sector to generate more wealth, create more jobs, and provide the resources we need to accomplish this goal.
Our objective here is to continue showing to our NATO partners that we are moving forward.
I think it's a very big step forward. It indicates that there's an interest in a product that Canada is looking at building.
“This is a big part of the cultural challenges we’ve been seeking to address as a government,” he said. “We believe it’s the right next step.”
This is a big part of the cultural challenges we’ve been seeking to address as a government.
We're going to continue to monitor the situation, but we're going to continue in steadfast support of our Ukrainian colleagues.
We would expect to see the Russians to be critical, because they don’t appreciate the fact that NATO is coming together to assist a country that’s in need.





