The world is changing rapidly. The international rules-based order is fading, and technological change is expanding the fields of conflict. The Government of Canada is responding by rebuilding and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces and strengthening the defence industrial base.
The Government of Canada is providing an investment of $16 million under the Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII) to five businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
| media advisories
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will join the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, and Member of Parliament for St. John’s East, as well as Tom Osborne, Member of Parliament for Cape Spear, to announce funding from the Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII) for five local businesses at PAL Aerospace in St. John’s.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
| media advisories
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will participate in several stakeholder meetings and events in St. John’s on March 18 and 19, as well as make a significant announcement related to the Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII) at PAL Aerospace.