Industry Minister Melanie Joly says that the federal government’s defence-related priorities will be to build in Canada, but “If we can’t build, we will partner.” Joly added that Ottawa is “very interested” in Swedish defence giant Saab’s offer of its Gripen fighter jets, but it needs “more details” on how Canada can benefit from the deal, “but we’ll continue the conversations for sure.”
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