I hope the government doesn't "muddy the waters" with all these non-CPSP possibilities. It would behoove the government to award a contract in short order as proof the government is stepping up procurement timelines.
A car factory would certainly relieve some immediate employment concerns in southern Ontario, but if there’s one thing we’ve learned from the past year it’s the importance of diversity in our industrial make up. One would hope that we could use major procurement projects to stimulate and scale other industries that are comparatively undeveloped.
Now if the South Koreans just build a car with a engine that does not grenade.
I hope the government doesn't "muddy the waters" with all these non-CPSP possibilities. It would behoove the government to award a contract in short order as proof the government is stepping up procurement timelines.
1. Hyundai Motors production line in Canada
2. Samsung semicondictor foundry line in Canada
3. POSCO lithium/nickel investment in Canada
5. SK LNG investment in Canada
6. Korean investment in Iqaluit, Yellowknife, and Inuvik (9000+ft airstrips, nearby naval bases infra)
7. Hanwha production line for Hyunmoo missiles
8. ROK STRATCOM biannual training with Canadian RCN for SLBMs
9. ROK-Canada naval base access agreement
10. ROK STRATCOM base in Esquimalt, Canadian brigade-size base increase within UN Command
11. Korea-Canada GSOMIA/GSOIA expanded
12. Korea-Canada FTA to include free movement of people
13. Full Canadian access to Korean ISR capability
14. Working-level joint groups for Defense/Trade/Industry/Finance
15. KRW-CND swap line agreement expanded
A car factory would certainly relieve some immediate employment concerns in southern Ontario, but if there’s one thing we’ve learned from the past year it’s the importance of diversity in our industrial make up. One would hope that we could use major procurement projects to stimulate and scale other industries that are comparatively undeveloped.