# Ministers announce plan to create Crown corporation for defence procurement

https://mins.news/en/video/88375

- CBC News, 2026-10-06 16:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udOwzJjv09I

> Defence Minister David McGuinty and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr announced legislation that would turn the Defence Investment Agency into a Crown corporation.

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