{"id":68054,"date":"2026-05-15T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/alberta-a-key-partner-in-canadas-defence-shift-the-hill-times\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:13:02","slug":"alberta-a-key-partner-in-canadas-defence-shift-the-hill-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/alberta-a-key-partner-in-canadas-defence-shift-the-hill-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta a key partner in Canada\u2019s defence shift &#8211; The Hill Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/2026\/05\/15\/alberta-a-key-partner-in-canadas-defence-shift\/504359\/\">Alberta a key partner in Canada\u2019s defence shift &#8211; The Hill Times<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/2026\/05\/15\/alberta-a-key-partner-in-canadas-defence-shift\/504359\/\">https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/2026\/05\/15\/alberta-a-key-partner-in-canadas-defence-shift\/504359\/<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-15 14:01:00<\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n                    If Ottawa meaningfully partners with Alberta&#8217;s growing aerospace and defence sector, and Canada\u2019s other defence innovation hubs, it will go a long way to making the new industrial strategy a success.                <\/p>\n<p>                <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/>                    <span class=\"image-cut-line\"> Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, pictured, and the Defence Investment Agency CEO Doug Guzman have a monumental task in front of them, writes Martin Green.<span class=\"image-by-line\">The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade<\/span><\/span>                                <\/p>\n<p>I had the privilege to attend Chatham House rules dinners in Edmonton and Calgary recently with diverse defence and dual-use senior executives and experts. 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