Aerospace is a hot topic in Canadian foreign policy. From the Harper government's promise last year to spend billions to buy 65 F-35 fighter jets, to Export Development Canada's declaration this spring that Canada's export growth in 2011 would be led in part by the aerospace sector, high hopes are being pinned on the industry.
The Harper government paid attention, launching a review of its aerospace policy and programs in the 2011 budget that would consult specifically with the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada and its member firms. (...more)
