QUESTION PERIOD — National Defence
Military Procurement
April 16, 2026
Government leader, in recent days, senior executives from Canadian defence innovators, including Dominion Dynamics and Draganfly, have again called on your government to act with urgency in strengthening Canada’s defence capability.
These companies are actively testing, deploying and delivering real-world solutions alongside our military. Yet despite repeated government commitments, they remain stalled in a procurement system defined by delay, opacity and excessive bureaucracy.
Senator Moreau, why does your government continue to make it so difficult for Canadian defence innovators to secure timely contracts with their own Armed Forces, especially at a time of growing security threats?
You’re well aware, Senator Martin, that the government is spending a tremendous amount of money and an unprecedented amount of money. As a matter of fact, we have already reached NATO’s 2% of GDP target for spending. That is what we’re doing with the military.
We have a procurement agency that ensures those procurements are taken into consideration and have a close link with entrepreneurs and industry that can provide equipment for military purposes.
It is a situation that the government is well aware of. We’re spending a lot of money, and we are ensuring that Canadian entrepreneurs are able to fulfill the requirements of military equipment.
Investment decisions are being delayed because your government is not delivering on promised defence procurement reforms. Can you tell Canadians when your Defence Industrial Strategy will actually be fully implemented so that capability — not bureaucracy — is what drives defence procurement?
Defence procurement has been reviewed by the government. That is the reason why we made an agency. Prior to the existence of that agency, it was spread among all departments of the government, which was not effective. Now with the agency, we are aiming to be more efficient and to make sure that Canadian enterprises and the Canadian economy benefit from that, as well as small businesses.
