It is fitting, whether or not by coincidence, that the federal government unveiled Canada’s ambitious Defence Industrial Strategy (“DIS”) in the same week Canadians mark “Black Friday,” the day in 1959 when then-Prime Minister John Diefenbaker abruptly cancelled the Avro Arrow program and annihilated any trace elements. That decision remains one of the most poignant chapters in Canadian aerospace history: a moment that witnessed a significant hollowing out of Canada’s aerospace talent, skill set and, in many respects, its confidence to compete.
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