{
  "id": 12480197,
  "title": "Ottawa gives defence buying agency more muscle — and more independence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ottawa-gives-defence-buying-agency-more-muscle-and-more-independence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T21:31:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/defence-equipment-purchases-military-crown-corporation-9.7371612"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ottawa is turning its Defence Investment Agency into a Crown corporation, giving it broader powers to negotiate contracts, invest in strategic industries and accelerate military purchases. The government promises oversight will remain, but critics warn the arm's-length structure could blur accountability just as Canada prepares for a historic defence spending surge.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}