OTTAWA - Canada's first-ever defence industrial strategy will be released sometime after the Nov. 4 federal budget but will be made public no later than Christmas, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Friday.

McGuinty said the document will map out Canada's needs and sovereign capabilities and identify domestic defence sectors that have a comparative commercial advantage.

Ottawa will be "placing a premium on dual-use technologies" that serve both civilian and military needs, the minister told an audience at the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto.

Industry observers are watching to see what ends up in the strategy after months of study and revisions — and whether it will pick winners and losers.

“When you think about the last time a government of Canada looked seriously at industrial poli

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