Liberal Leader Mark Carney has promised to overhaul defence procurement to support Canadian sovereignty and domestic industry, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pledged to restore consecutive sentences for multiple counts of murder, on day 23 of the election campaign.
Carney made the announcement at a campaign stop in Dorval, Que., on April 14, saying that threats to Canada’s sovereignty “are multiplying,” and that a new Liberal government would boost national defence while boosting the domestic industry.
“We have to give our armed forces the new resources that they need to defend our sovereignty with a made-in-Canada defence procurement approach that will help our defence businesses to grow here at home, all while diversifying their markets and growing their cooperation and sales abroad,” Carney said….