Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr speaks during an announcement at the National Research Council Flight Research Lab in Ottawa, on Monday, March 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The federal government is buying 30,000 made-in-Canada assault rifles for the Canadian Army from Colt Canada in a $307 million procurement deal.
That sum covers just the first three years of the contract, after which the federal government has the option of acquiring another 35,000 rifles.
