Alberta Set to Boom under Canada's New Defence Strategy

No province is better positioned to benefit from the Liberals' new Defence Industrial Strategy than Alberta. Across the board, Alberta will see an influx of capital, jobs, top talent, and opportunity as Canada invests more in itself than ever before. Nathan Mison (Diplomat Consulting), Ian Smith (U of A Engineering), and Jason Pincock (Logican Technologies) join our Real Talk Round Table (4:00) presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. 

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