{"id":671794,"date":"2026-05-15T19:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/671794\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:21:15","slug":"alberta-a-key-partner-in-canadas-defence-shift-the-hill-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/671794\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta a key partner in Canada\u2019s defence shift &#8211; The Hill Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\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\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload ewww_webp_lazy_load\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794.jpg\"  data- data-eio-rwidth=\"1200\" data-eio-rheight=\"600\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794.jpg.webp\" srcset-webp=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794-300x150.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794-1024x512.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794-768x384.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6L8A3658-1-e1778858794794-600x300.jpg.webp 600w\"\/>                     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.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade                                <\/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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