Ottawa Citizen
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May 21, 2026
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Canadians want defence dollars spent on Canadian-owned firms, not U.S. companies or their subsidiaries
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The national poll conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights found that 82 per cent of Canadians believed Canada should "defend itself without relying too heavily on other countries.” PHOTO BY POSTMEDIA FILE PHOTO Article content Canadians strongly support investing in domestically owned defence companies and oppose relying on American companies to build equipment for the Canadian military, according to a new public opinion poll released May 21. Article content The research was done for the Alliance of Canadian Defence Companies (ACDC), an industry-led trade association and lobbying group represe…
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