On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, David Perry speaks to Associate Deputy Minister of Defence Stefanie Beck about the state of the procurement system and the way forward in light of the upcoming defence policy update.

This episode is an excerpt from our annual procurement conference, Putting Canadian Procurement on a War Footing, which took place on October 25th in Ottawa. This event was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS Program, our strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Irving Shipbuilding, and Davie Shipyard; Silver Sponsors the Royal Embassy of Norway in Ottawa and Innovation Norway; Bronze sponsors ATCO Frontec, BAE Systems Canada, Bombardier, The Boeing Company, and PAL Aerospace.

Participant bio

Stefanie Beck is Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence – https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/backgrounders/2022/01/05/stefanie-beck

Host Bio

David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Recording Date: 25 Oct 2022

Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary.

Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips