Lobby Roundup: Boeing wants to change Doug Ford’s mind in multi-billion dollar military contract fight

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20 Jul 2023 • 4 min read

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A scale model of a Boeing P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane. Aerospace giant Boeing is lobbying for Doug Ford’s support to replace Canada’s surveillance planes. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Hannah Carty

Hannah is a Toronto-based reporter. Prior to joining the IJF, she was the editor-in-chief at The Varsity, the University of Toronto’s student newspaper, and is the Ontario representative for the Canadian University Press.

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